Devicenet Configurator: Operation Manual

Cat. No.
W382-E1-03
WS02-CFDC1-E DeviceNet Configurator

3G8F5-DRM21-E ISA Board
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 PCMCIA Card
DeviceNet Configurator
Ver. 2.@
OPERATION MANUAL
WS02-CFDC1-E DeviceNet Configurator
3G8F5-DRM21-E ISA Board
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 PCMCIA Card
DeviceNet Configurator Ver. 2.@
Operation Manual
Revised March 2003
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Notice:
OMRON products are manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator
and only for the purposes described in this manual.
The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual. Always heed
the information provided with them. Failure to heed precautions can result in injury to people or dam-
age to property.
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serious injury.
!WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
!Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury, or property damage.
OMRON Product References

All OMRON products are capitalized in this manual. The word “Unit” is also capitalized when it refers to
an OMRON product, regardless of whether or not it appears in the proper name of the product.
The abbreviation “Ch,” which appears in some displays and on some OMRON products, often means
“word” and is abbreviated “Wd” in documentation in this sense.
The abbreviation “PLC” means Programmable Controller. “PC” is used, however, in some Program-
ming Device displays to mean Programmable Controller.
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The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of
information.
Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient opera-
tion of the product.
Reference Indicates supplementary information on related topics that may be of interest
to the user.
1,2,3... 1. Indicates lists of one sort or another, such as procedures, checklists, etc.
Trademarks and Copyrights

DeviceNet is a registered trademark of the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc.
Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP are
registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.
Other product names and company names in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.
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 OMRON, 2000
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stantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without
notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Nevertheless, OMRON assumes no responsibility
for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in
this publication.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
3 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
4 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
5 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
SECTION 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-2 Confirming Product Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1-3 Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 2
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2-1 Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2-2 ISA Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2-3 PCMCIA Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2-4 Configurator Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 3
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3-1 Starting the Configurator and the Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3-2 Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3-3 Connecting to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3-4 Operation Flowcharts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SECTION 4
Editing Device Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4-1 Adding Devices to the Virtual Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4-2 Setting Slave Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4-3 Adding Slaves to the Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4-4 Setting Master Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4-5 Editing Master Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4-6 Parameter Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4-7 Master Parameter Editing Details (Tab Descriptions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
4-8 Manual I/O Allocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4-9 Advanced Settings
(Connection, Communication Cycle Time, Slave Function Settings, Etc.) . . . . . . 91
4-10 Creating and Editing I/O Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4-11 Displaying Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 5
Online Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5-1 Switching between Online and Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
5-2 Downloading the Network Configuration/Device Parameters to Devices . . . . . . 108
5-3 Uploading and Verifying Device Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
5-4 Monitoring Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
SECTION 6
Manipulating Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
6-1 Saving and Reading Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
6-2 EDS File Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6-3 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6-4 Using General-purpose Tools to Set Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6-5 Exporting Data Created in Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6-6 Importing Files Created in Version 1 of the Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
6-7 Optional Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Appendices
A Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
B Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C Error History Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D Unit Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
E Replacing the C200HW-DRM21-V1 on a CS-series CPU Rack
with the CS1W-DRM21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
F Replacing the C200HW-DRT21 with the CS1W-DRM21’s Slave Functions . . . 159
G Dimensions of PCMCIA Card and Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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About this Manual:
This manual describes the installation and operation of version 2 of the DeviceNet Configurator and
includes the sections described below.
Please read this manual and all manuals for related products carefully and be sure you understand the
information provided before attempting to install and operate the DeviceNet Configurator. Be sure to
read the precautions provided in the following section.
Section 1 Section 1 describes the features, specifications, operating conditions, and interfaces of the
DeviceNet Configurator.
Section 2 Section 2 explains how to install the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card hardware in the computer,
make the necessary hardware settings and computer settings, and install the DeviceNet Configurator
software in the computer.
Section 3 Section 3 explains the basic operation of the DeviceNet Configurator.
Section 4 Section 4 explains how to enable remote I/O communications by creating device parameters
for a virtual network constructed with the DeviceNet Configurator.
Section 5 Section 5 explains the online operation of the DeviceNet Configurator, such as data down-
loading to or uploading from devices and device monitoring.
Section 6 Section 6 provides information on manipulating files, including saving and reading proce-
dures.
The Appendices provide information on error messages, troubleshooting, the error history, Unit
replacement, replacing the C200HW-DRM21-V1 on a CS1-series PLC with the CS1W-DRM21, replac-
ing the C200HW-DRT21 with the CS1W-DRM21’s slave functions, and the dimensions of PCMCIA
Card and Unit.
The following manuals provide information on the DeviceNet and OMRON DeviceNet products.
Manual Products Contents Cat. No.

DeviceNet Configurator WS02-CFDC1-E Information on using the W382
Ver. 2.@ DeviceNet Configurator Configurator.
Operation Manual 3G8F5-DRM21-E ISA Board
(This manual) 3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 PCMCIA
Card
CS/CJ-series DeviceNet CS1W-DRM21 Information on CS/CJ-series W380
Unit Operation Manual CJ1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Units.
DeviceNet Unit
DeviceNet CVM1-DRM21-V1 Information on C200H-series, W267
(CompoBus/D) DeviceNet Master Unit CVM1, and CV-series DeviceNet
Operation Manual C200HW-DRM21-V1 Units, as well as general DeviceNet
DeviceNet Master Unit communications specifications and
wiring methods.
!WARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in per-
sonal injury or death, damage to the product, or product failure. Please read each section
in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and
related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given.
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PRECAUTIONS
This section provides general precautions for using the DeviceNet Configurator and related devices.
The information contained in this section is important for the safe and reliable application of the DeviceNet
Configurator and personal computer. You must read this section and understand the information contained before
attempting to set up or operate a DeviceNet Configurator and personal computer.
1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
3 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
4 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
5 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
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Intended Audience 1
1 Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have
knowledge of electrical systems (an electrical engineer or the equivalent).
• Personnel in charge of installing FA systems.
• Personnel in charge of designing FA systems.
• Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities.
2 General Precautions
The user must operate the product according to the performance specifica-
tions described in the operation manuals.
Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the
manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems, railroad systems,
aviation systems, vehicles, combustion systems, medical equipment, amuse-
ment machines, safety equipment, and other systems, machines, and equip-
ment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used
improperly, consult your OMRON representative.
Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are
sufficient for the systems, machines, and equipment, and be sure to provide
the systems, machines, and equipment with double safety mechanisms.
This manual provides information for installing and operating the DeviceNet
Configurator. Be sure to read this manual before operation and keep this man-
ual close at hand for reference during operation.
!WARNING It is extremely important that a PLC and all PLC Units be used for the speci-
fied purpose and under the specified conditions, especially in applications that
can directly or indirectly affect human life. You must consult with your OMRON
representative before applying a PLC System to the above-mentioned appli-
cations.
3 Safety Precautions
!WARNING Never attempt to disassemble a Board or Card or touch the inside of a Board
or Card while power is being supplied. Doing so may result in serious electri-
cal shock or electrocution.
!WARNING Provide safety measures in external circuits, i.e., not in the Programmable
Controller (CPU Unit including associated Units; referred to as “PLC”), in
order to ensure safety in the system if an abnormality occurs due to malfunc-
tion of the PLC or another external factor affecting the PLC operation. Not
doing so may result in serious accidents.
• Emergency stop circuits, interlock circuits, limit circuits, and similar safety
measures must be provided in external control circuits.
• The PLC will turn OFF all outputs when its self-diagnosis function detects
any error or when a severe failure alarm (FALS) instruction is executed.
As a countermeasure for such errors, external safety measures must be
provided to ensure safety in the system.
• The PLC outputs may remain ON or OFF due to deposition or burning of
the output relays or destruction of the output transistors. As a counter-
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Operating Environment Precautions 4
measure for such problems, external safety measures must be provided

to ensure safety in the system.
• When the 24-VDC output (service power supply to the PLC) is overloaded
or short-circuited, the voltage may drop and result in the outputs being
turned OFF. As a countermeasure for such problems, external safety
measures must be provided to ensure safety in the system.
!WARNING The CPU Unit refreshes I/O even when the program is stopped (i.e., even in
PROGRAM mode). Confirm safety thoroughly in advance before changing the
status of any part of memory allocated to I/O Units, Special I/O Units, or CPU
Bus Units. Any changes to the data allocated to any Unit may result in unex-
pected operation of the loads connected to the Unit. Any of the following oper-
ation may result in changes to memory status.
• Transferring I/O memory data to the CPU Unit from a Programming

Device.
• Changing present values in memory from a Programming Device.
• Force-setting/-resetting bits from a Programming Device.
• Transferring I/O memory files from a Memory Card or EM file memory to
the CPU Unit.
• Transferring I/O memory from a host computer or from another PLC on a
network.
!Caution Confirm safety at the destination node before transferring a program to

another node or changing contents of the I/O memory area. Doing either of
these without confirming safety may result in injury.
4 Operating Environment Precautions

Do not install the Unit in any of the following locations.
• Locations subject to direct sunlight.
• Locations subject to temperatures or humidities outside the range speci-
fied in the specifications.
• Locations subject to condensation as the result of severe changes in tem-
perature.
• Locations subject to corrosive or flammable gases.
• Locations subject to dust (especially iron dust) or salt.
• Locations subject to exposure to water, oil, or chemicals.
• Locations subject to shock or vibration.
Provide proper shielding when installing in the following locations:
• Locations subject to static electricity or other sources of noise.
• Locations subject to strong electromagnetic fields.
• Locations subject to possible exposure to radiation.
• Locations near to power supply lines.
!Caution The operating environment of the PLC System can have a large effect on the
longevity and reliability of the system. Improper operating environments can
lead to malfunction, failure, and other unforeseeable problems with the PLC
System. Be sure that the operating environment is within the specified condi-
tions at installation and remains within the specified conditions during the life
of the system.
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Application Precautions 5
5 Application Precautions
Observe the following precautions when using the DeviceNet Configurator.
!WARNING Failure to abide by the following precautions could lead to serious or possibly
fatal injury. Always heed these precautions.
• Always connect to a class-3 ground (100 Ω or less) when installing the

Units.
!Caution Failure to abide by the following precautions could lead to faulty operation or
the PLC or the system or could damage the PLC or PLC Units. Always heed
these precautions.
• Enable the scan list to before operating the system.

• When adding a new node to the network, make sure that the baud rate is
the same as other nodes.
• Use specified communications cables.
• Do not extend connection distances beyond the ranges given in the spec-
ifications.
• Always turn OFF the power supply to the personal computer, Slaves, and
Communications Units before attempting any of the following.
• Attaching or detaching the DeviceNet Board or Card.
• Assembling the Units.
• Setting rotary switches.
• Connecting or wiring the cables.
• Connecting or disconnecting connectors.
• Be sure that the communications cables and other items with locking
devices are properly locked into place.
• Be sure that all Board mounting screws, connector screws, and cable
screws are tightened to the torque specified in this manual.
• Always use the power supply voltage specified in this manual.
• Double-check all the wiring and connection of terminal blocks and con-
nectors before mounting the Units.
• Use crimp terminals for wiring. Do not connect bare stranded wires
directly to terminals.
• Observe the following precautions when wiring the communications
cable.
• Separate the communications cables from the power lines or high-ten-
sion lines.
• Do not bend the communications cables.
• Do not pull on the communications cables.
• Do not place heavy objects on top of the communications cables.
• Be sure to wire communications cable inside ducts.
• Use appropriate communications cables.
• Before touching the PCI Board, be sure to first touch a grounded metallic
object in order to discharge any static build-up. Not doing so may result in
malfunction or damage.
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Application Precautions 5
• Take appropriate measures to ensure that the specified power with the
rated voltage and frequency is supplied in places where the power supply
is unstable. An incorrect power supply may result in malfunction.
• Install external breakers and take other safety measures against short-cir-
cuiting in external wiring. Insufficient safety measures against short-cir-
cuiting may result in burning.
• Double-check all the wiring and switch settings before turning ON the
power supply.
• Check the user program for proper execution before actually running it on
the Unit. Not checking the program may result in an unexpected opera-
tion.
• After replacing Units, resume operation only after transferring to the new
CPU Unit and/or Special I/O Units the contents of the DM Area, HR Area,
and other data required for resuming operation. Not doing so may result in
an unexpected operation.
• When transporting or storing the product, cover the PCBs with electrically
conductive materials to prevent LSIs and ICs from being damaged by
static electricity, and also keep the product within the specified storage
temperature range.
• Do not touch the mounted parts or the rear surface of PCBs because
PCBs have sharp edges such as electrical leads.
• Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify any Units.
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SECTION 1
Overview
This section describes the features, specifications, operating conditions, and interfaces of the DeviceNet Configurator.
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-1 Connecting to the DeviceNet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-2 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-1-3 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-1-4 Configurator Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1-1-5 Files Created with Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1-1-6 Importing Version 1 Configurator Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-1-7 Functions of the Configurator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-1-8 Comparison with Previous Versions of the Configurator . . . . . . . . . 10
1-2 Confirming Product Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1-3 Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1-3-1 Configurator Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1-3-2 PCMCIA Card Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Introduction Section 1-1
1-1 Introduction
The Configurator is a software package that allows the user to construct, set
up, and maintain a multivendor DeviceNet network through user-friendly
graphic displays.
The Configurator internally constructs a virtual network in the Network Config-
uration Window, making it possible to set up and monitor DeviceNet devices.
The Configurator is referred to as simple the Configurator in the rest of this
manual.
1-1-1 Connecting to the DeviceNet Network

The Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet network using one of the fol-
lowing three methods. The same online functions are supported by all three
methods.
Connection from The computer running the Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet net-
Dedicated Board/Card work by installing an OMRON DeviceNet Board in the computer.
Installed in Computer
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
Dedicated Board, or
Card
DeviceNet Network
The Configurator is treated as a single

DeviceNet node.
Serial Connection from The computer running the Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet net-
COM port of Computer work by connecting from the COM port of the computer to the serial communi-
cations port (peripheral port) of a CS/CJ-series CPU rack containing a CS1W-
DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
COM port
CS/CJ-series
DeviceNet Unit Peripheral bus or Host Link
Peripheral or RS-232C port of

CPU Unit or RS-232C port of
Communications Board/Unit
DeviceNet network
The Configurator is not treated as a

single DeviceNet node .
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Ethernet Connection The computer running the Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet net-
work by connecting from the Ethernet port of the computer to a CS/CJ-series
Ethernet Unit.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator CS/CJ-series CS/CJ-series
Ethernet Unit DeviceNet Unit
CPU Unit
Ethernet port
Ethernet
DeviceNet network
1-1-2 Models
Product Model Contents Method of connecting to Personal Applicable OS
DeviceNet network computer
Configurator WS02-CFDC1-E Installation disk Either one of the following IBM PC/AT or Windows 95,
(Ver. 2.@) (CD-ROM) methods compatible 98, Me, 2000,
• Dedicated Board/Card (See NT4.0 or XP
note.)
• Serial connection from COM
port of computer
• Ethernet connection from
Ethernet port of computer
Note Use the following dedicated Boards and Card.

Model Contents Personal Applicable OS
computer
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 Dedicated PCMCIA Card and Configurator IBM PC/AT or Windows 95, 98, Me,
(Ver. 2.@) installation disk compatible 2000 or XP
3G8F5-DRM21-E Dedicated ISA Board and Configurator (Ver. 2.@) Windows 95, 98 or NT4.0
installation disk
1-1-3 Overview
Remote I/O master user-set allocations (with creation of a scan
list) and remote I/O slave user-set allocations
Enabling or disabling master or slave function of CS/CJ-series

DeviceNet Unit.
Setup functions
Setting master device parameters except scan list parameters

(i.e., connection settings, device data checks, and
communications cycle time)
Setting other manufacturers' slave and master device

Main functions of parameters
Configurator
Displaying a device information list
Monitoring functions
Monitoring multistatus, Unit status, Master error logs, and
communications cycle data
Saving offline device information prepared with master device

Storage functions parameters or online network device information (Data is saved
as network configuration files.)
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Note Master device parameters used in a scan list are created with either of the fol-
lowing methods.
a) Using the Parameter Wizard
b) Setting all parameters
1-1-4 Configurator Specifications

Item Specification
Operating Hardware Personal computer: IBM PC/AT or compatible
environment CPU: Pentium 166 MHz or higher
Memory: 32 Mbytes
Hard disk: A minimum of 15 Mbytes
OS Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4.0, 2000, or XP
(Some limitations exist for the Dedicated Boards.)
Network connection method Dedicated Board/Card 3G8F5-DRM21-E: Dedicated ISA Board
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1: Dedicated PCMCIA Card
Serial connection Connect from the COM port of the computer to the
DeviceNet network, via the following serial communi-
cations port (Toolbus or Host Link) on a CS/CJ-series
PLC.
• Peripheral port of CPU Unit
• RS-232C port of CPU Unit
• RS-232C port of Serial Communications Board/Unit
Note The CS/CJ-series DeviceNet Unit (CS1W-
DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21) is necessary to con-
nect to the DeviceNet network using serial
communications.
Ethernet connection Connect from the Ethernet port of the computer to the
DeviceNet network, via an Ethernet Unit for a CS/CJ-
series PLC.
Note The CS/CJ-series Ethernet Unit (CS1W-
ETN@@ or CJ1W-ETN@@) and CS/CJ-series
DeviceNet Unit (CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-
DRM21) are necessary to connect to the
DeviceNet network using Ethernet.
Node address Dedicated A single node address is used.
used Board/Card
Serial No node address is used.
connection
Connectable number of Boards/ One/network
Cards
DeviceNet masters OMRON CS1W-DRM21, CJ1W-DRM21, CVM1-DRM21-V1, or C200HW-DRM21-V1
Note Device parameters of OMRON DeviceNet Units are output in the DRM_UNIT
file format for open network controllers or the NX-Server file format for the
DeviceNet.
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Item Specification
Main functions Setup functions Master device parameter settings for OMRON’s Master
• Remote I/O master user-set allocations (with a scan list)
The node address order can be set as desired. Two output blocks and two input
blocks can be allocated. (See note.)
• Remote I/O slave user-set allocations
• Setting master remote I/O communications connections.
• Setting slave remote I/O communications connections.
• Enabling or disabling device data checks through remote I/O communications
(checks on slave vendor, device type, and product code data).
• Setting an explicit message monitor timer list.
• Setting a COS/cyclic heart beat timer value.
• Setting the communications cycle time.
Note 1. A device Parameter Wizard is supported for the Master.
2. Using remote I/O master user-set allocations eliminates restrictions on
node addresses. Furthermore, a number of masters can be mounted to
the PLC with no allocation area duplication.
Setting parameters for slaves (including other manufacturers’ slaves).
Setting node addresses and baud rates.
Setting I/O comments (for slave I/O data).
Monitoring • Listing information on devices connected to the network (in node address order or
functions remote I/O configuration order, for example).
• Monitoring status of OMRON Master Unit.
• Monitoring error history of OMRON Master Unit (time, error code, and error condi-
tion).
• Monitoring communications cycle time.
• Monitoring slave status and parameters.
Storage • Saving the parameters of devices connected to the network as network configuration
functions files.
• Saving the parameters of each device, in device units, as device parameter files.
File export • Exporting the network configuration list (contents displayed in the Detailed Display
functions Mode) in the CSV file format.
• Exporting I/O comments in CSV file format.
• Device parameters of OMRON’s Master Units are exported in the DRM_UNIT (vir-
tual unit) file format for open network controllers.
• Device parameters of OMRON’s Master Units are exported in the NX-Server file for-
mat for the DeviceNet.
Other functions • Reading/preparing EDS files.
• Printing master/slave device parameters.
• Setting/reading parameters with explicit messages.
Note To use the Configurator to construct a DeviceNet network or make master or

slave settings, the EDS file is required. If other manufacturers’ slaves are
used, obtain the correct EDS files.
1-1-5 Files Created with Configurator

It is possible to create the following files with the Configurator.
Files Description Extension
Network configuration The parameter file for all devices (master .npf
files and slave devices) on a single virtual
network (Network Configuration Window)
Device parameter files Parameters for each device (master or .dvf
slave)
EDS files A common device definition file on the .eds
DeviceNet network
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Note In addition, files can be exported and saved in the following formats.
• The network configuration (contents displayed in the Detailed Display
Mode) can be saved in the CSV file format.
• I/O comments can be exported to a CSV file
• Device parameters of OMRON Master Units can be saved in the
DRM_UNIT (virtual unit) file format for open network controllers.
• Device parameters of OMRON Master Units can be saved in the NX-
Server file format for the DeviceNet.
1-1-6 Importing Version 1 Configurator Files

Version 2 of the Configurator can import files created with version 1 of the
Configurator.
Network configuration The parameter file for all devices (master .ntf
files and slave devices) on a single virtual
network (Network Configuration Window).
Master parameter files Parameters for each master device .dsf
Slave parameter files Parameters for each slave device .dpf
1-1-7 Functions of the Configurator

The DeviceNet Configurator has 2 modes: Online and offline.
Online: The Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet network for net-
work communications.
Offline: The Configurator is not connected to the DeviceNet network.
The Configurator has the following functions that allow the user to design, set
up, and control the DeviceNet network.
Windows 95, 98, Me, The Configurator will operate under the Windows operating systems.
NT4.0, 2000, or XP
Compatibility Other applications can be run simultaneously while monitoring the DeviceNet
network’s status.
Note The ISA Board is compatible with Windows 95, 98, and NT4.0 only.
The PCMCIA Card is compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP
only.
Graphic Displays The Configurator has Windows-style displays that are easy to understand and
easy to use.
Required master and slave settings are made just by selecting the icons. It is
not necessary to input complicated commands. Even a beginner can make
settings and monitor operation with ease.
Network Management The Configurator constructs a virtual network in the Network Configuration
Window and adds necessary devices to the network. The construction of the
network is thus possible offline.
It is possible for the virtual network (i.e., the Network Configuration Window)
to read the network configuration from a file or actual network.
Furthermore, the network configuration can be downloaded from the virtual
network (i.e., the Network Configuration Window) and all settings can be reg-
istered with actual devices.
Online Connections to The online functions of the Configurator are executed by connecting the Con-
DeviceNet Network figurator to the DeviceNet network through a dedicated Board or Card. (In that
case, the Configurator will be treated as a single node on the DeviceNet net-
work.)
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Connection can also be made from the COM port of the computer to the serial
communications port of a CS/CJ-series CPU Unit (or the Serial Communica-
tions Board/Unit) via Toolbus or Host Link. In this case, a CS/CJ-series
DeviceNet Unit (CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21) is necessary for connection
to the DeviceNet network.
Similarly, connection can be made from the Ethernet port of the computer via
a CS/CJ-series Ethernet Unit. In this case also, a CS/CJ-series DeviceNet
Unit (CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21) is necessary for connection to the
DeviceNet network.
Device Settings The following parameter settings are for other manufacturers’ slaves as well
as OMRON’s master and slave devices.
A comment can be added to the I/O data of each device.
Setting Description CS1W-DRM21 C200HW-DRM21-V1
and
CVM1-DRM21-V1
Master functions enable/dis- Enables or disables the master functions for Yes No
able remote I/O communications.
I/O allocations Slaves are allocated to the master in the desired Yes Yes
areas and order.
If the I/O allocations are simple, the Parameter
Wizard can be used to allocate I/O very easily.
I/O allocations are possible as well by just drag-
ging and dropping the slave to the allocation
area.
Communication cycle time Sets the communication cycle time. Yes Yes
(The interval for I/O communications with
slaves.)
Connection setting During remote I/O communications, the user can Yes No
make connection settings for up to two connec-
tions per slave. Automatic connection settings
can be selected as well.
Device data check Determines whether slave device data items Yes No
(i.e., the vendor, device type, and product code)
are checked during remote I/O communications.
Slave functions enable/dis- Enables or disables the slave functions for Yes No
able remote I/O communications.
Slave functions I/O allocation I/O allocations can be made for slaves of the Yes No
CS1-series DeviceNet Unit. (I/O can be
allocated freely.)
Remote I/O Determines whether or not to start remote I/O (See note 1.) Yes
communications startup communications when the master is started.
Explicit message communi- Setting or resetting the function to enable explicit (See note 2.) Yes
cations set/reset message communications without remote I/O
communications.
Note 1. The same function can be achieved with the master functions enable/dis-
able setting.
2. When not registered in the scan list, explicit message communications are
possible without remote I/O communications.
Device Monitoring The status, error log, etc., of a device can be monitored, provided that the
device supports the monitor function. The monitor function is supported by
OMRON’s Master Units and some Special Slaves.
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Master Status Monitor

The status of the specified OMRON master is displayed. The status of a slave
will be displayed as well if it is in remote I/O communications with the Master.
Slave Status Monitor
The status of the specified MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL (i.e., DRT1-COM Com-
munications Unit) will be displayed. The configuration of the I/O Unit con-
nected to the Communications Unit will be displayed as well.
Master Error Log Display
The error log in the specified OMRON master can be read, displayed, or
cleared.
Communication Cycle Time Display
The present communication cycle time of the specified OMRON master will
be displayed. The maximum communications cycle time and minimum com-
munications cycle time counted from the moment previous values are
refreshed will be displayed as well. The maximum communications cycle time
and minimum communications cycle time can be reset any time.
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File Management The Configurator saves or loads the following data in files.
Network Configuration
(List of devices) Network configuration file
Master device parameter
Parameter file of each master device
Master device parameter

Parameter file of each master device
Slave device parameter

Parameter file of each slave device
Slave device parameter

Parameter file of each slave device
• The network configuration file includes the parameters for all devices
(master and slave devices). The parameter file for each master and slave
device contains the individual device parameters. Parameter files can be
managed independently from network configuration files.
• Files from version 1 of the Configurator are not compatible with those of
version 2. Files from version 1 of the Configurator can be read, however,
by using the import function.
Note Device parameter files of the CS-series CS1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit are
compatible with Unit setup files that can be backed up in the Memory Card of
the CS1-series CPU Unit.
Device (EDS File) The construction of a network with the Configurator requires the appropriate
Management EDS files. Information on each device is obtained from the EDS file.
If no EDS file is provided, use the hardware (EDS file) management function
to install or create an EDS file.
Other Functions DeviceNet vendor definition files, device type definition files, and slave setup
files for the MULTIPLE I/O TERMINALs can be set for the Configurator, with
which additional DeviceNet vendors and device types can be used.
Furthermore, the Expansion Module can be installed so that edit and monitor-
ing functions can be added for other manufacturers’ devices (masters and
slaves) or OMRON devices that will be released in the future.
Note When the dedicated Board is used to connect to the DeviceNet network, the
Configurator will be a single node on the DeviceNet network. Be sure that the
node address of the computer is not duplicated with that of any other node.
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1-1-8 Comparison with Previous Versions of the Configurator

The following table lists the difference in function between version 1.20 and
version 2.@ of the Configurator.
Item Version 2.@ Version 1.20
Basic configuration/operations Dragging and dropping offline make Each device must be set online,
it possible to create a virtual network except the scan list of the master.
(for display) in the Configurator.
Each device (Master or slave) can
also be set online.
Network connection • Dedicated ISA Board • Dedicated ISA Board
• Dedicated PCMCIA Card • Dedicated PCMCIA Card
• From the COM port of the computer
to the serial port of the PLC. (Pos-
sible with CS/CJ-series PLCs only.)
• From the Ethernet port of the com-
puter to the Ethernet Unit of the
PLC. (Possible with CS/CJ-series
PLCs only.)
Supported OMRON masters CS1W-DRM21, CJ1W-DRM21, CVM1-DRM21-V1 or C200HW-
DeviceNet CVM1-DRM21-V1 or C200HW- DRM21-V1
masters DRM21-V1 Note The CS1W-DRM21, open
Note Output is possible in file for- network controllers, or NX-
mats compatible with open Servers for DeviceNet cannot
network controllers or NX- be used.
Servers for DeviceNet.
Slave remote I/O allocations Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
only.
Master remote I/O Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
communications settings only.
Slave remote I/O Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
communications settings only.
Enabling or disabling device Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
data checks in remote I/O only.
communication
Explicit message monitoring Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
timer list settings only.
COS/Cyclic heart beat timer Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
settings only.
I/O comment settings (for Possible Impossible
slave I/O data)
Monitor Display of list of data on net- Possible Possible
functions work devices
Unit status monitoring Possible with CS/CJ-series PLCs Impossible
only.
Slave function monitoring Possible Impossible
Storage Network configuration files Possible (extension: .npf) Possible (extension: .ntf)
functions Device parameter files Possible (extension: .dvf) Possible
(master: Extension: .dsf
slave: Extension: .dpf)
EDS files Possible (extension: .eds) Impossible
Compact flash memory Stored in compact flash memory and Impossible
downloaded to the master. (Possible
with CS/CJ-series PLCs only.)
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Confirming Product Contents Section 1-2
Item Version 2.@ Version 1.20

File export I/O command output in CCV Possible Impossible
functions file format
Device Output for Possible Impossible
parameter of open network
OMRON controllers in
masters DRM_UNIT
file format
Output for NX- Possible Impossible
Servers for
DeviceNet in
NX-Server file
format
EDS file creation Possible Conditionally possible
Device discrimination data and I/O Tentative EDS files (with device
data files are created. Device param- discrimination data only) are
eter data files cannot be created. created. Device I/O data or
parameter data files cannot be
created.
I/O allocation duplication Impossible Possible
check between Masters
1-2 Confirming Product Contents

Please check the contents of your product as soon as if arrives.
Product Contents Quantity

WS02-CFDC1-E Configurator installation disk 1
Configurator (CD-ROM)
3G8F5/3G8E2 setup disk (driver 1
setup tool on CD-ROM)
User registration card and software 1
license
Information 1
3G8F5-DRM21-E Dedicated ISA board 1 (with
ISA Board 1communications
connector included)
Configurator installation disk 1
(CD-ROM)
license
Information 1
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 Dedicated PCMCIA board 1 (with
PCMCIA Board 1communications
connector included)
Configurator installation disk 1
(CD-ROM)
license
Information 1
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Operating Environment Section 1-3
1-3 Operating Environment

The Configurator operates in the following environment.
Compatible personal IBM PC/AT or compatible personal computer
computer
OS Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4.0, 2000, or XP
CPU Pentium 166 MHz or better
Available hard disk space 15 Mbytes min.
Memory 32 Mbytes min.
CD-ROM drive 1 (used for software installation)
Display VGA or better
Hardware for network One of the following is required for online connection to
connection the DeviceNet network.
OMRON DeviceNet Board/Card
Dedicated PCMCIA Card (3G8E2-DRM21-EV1)
Dedicated ISA Board (3G8F5-DRM21-E)
Ethernet port
COM port
1-3-1 Configurator Precautions

Observe the following precautions when using the Configurator.
• The only DeviceNet masters that can be handled by the Configurator are
OMRON’s CS1W-DRM21, CJ1W-DRM21, CVM1-DRM21-V1, and
C200HW-DRM21-V1.
• When a dedicated Board or Card is used, the Configurator is connected
to the DeviceNet network as a single node. The Configurator cannot be
connected to the network unless a node address is available. No node
address is required if the Configurator is connected via Ethernet or a
serial communications port.
• Do not use the Configurator in a location with too much electromagnetic
noise. If noise is too extreme, the computer may run out-of-control,
although there will be no negative effects on the DeviceNet network even
if noise causes the computer to run out-of-control.
1-3-2 PCMCIA Card Precautions

• Use the PCMCIA Card Unit on a level surface, as shown in the following
diagram.
• Do not bend or pull the cable that connects the PCMCIA Card and the
PCMCIA Card Unit.
• The PCMCIA Card is a portable peripheral device. Do not leave it con-
nected to the network.
• Attaching ferrite cores between the PCMCIA Card and the PCMCIA Card
Unit can reduce noise from the network.
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Attach one ferrite core near the Unit and another near the card, as shown
in the following diagram.
Ferrite cores
Ferrite core
We recommend one of the following ferrite cores.

Company:Fair-Rite Products Corp.
Models: 0443-164251
045A-164257
Address: PO Box J, One Commercial Row, Wallkill, NY 12589 USA
Phone: (845) 895-2055
Fax: (845) 895-2629
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SECTION 2
Installation
This section explains how to install the ISA Board, PCI Board, or PCMCIA Card hardware in the computer, make the
necessary hardware settings and computer settings, and install the DeviceNet Configurator software in the computer.
2-1 Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2-2 ISA Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2-2-1 Preparation for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2-2-2 ISA Board Components and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2-2-3 DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2-2-4 Installation in the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2-2-5 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software Installation. . . . . . . 20
2-3 PCMCIA Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2-3-1 Preparation for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2-3-2 PCMCIA Card Components and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2-3-3 PCMCIA Card Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2-3-4 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software Installation. . . . . . . 28
2-4 Configurator Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Installation Procedure Section 2-1
2-1 Installation Procedure

The following flowchart shows the steps involved in installing the Configurator.
When only designing When connecting to the network

the network to make settings or monitor.
(When creating a (When using online)
settings file offline)
Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting

with a with an ISA via Ethernet by COM
PCMCIA Card Board port
Install the Install the

PCMCIA Card ISA Board
Install the driver

setup tool
Install the
Configurator
2-2 ISA Board Installation

This section explains how to set the dedicated ISA Board used by the Config-
urator and install the Board in the computer.
2-2-1 Preparation for Installation

The dedicated ISA Board used by the Configurator is not a plug-and-play
board. Before installing the Board, check the items listed in the following table.
Item Description
Windows OS Verify that the OS is Windows 95, 98, or NT4.0.
Unused expansion slot Verify that there is an unused expansion slot (ISA slot) in
the computer.
Available memory The ISA Board for the Configurator occupies 16 KB of
memory between the memory range of C0000 and
DFFFF as a system resource.
Verify that the computer has 16 KB of available memory
between the memory range of C0000 and DFFFF and
select a leading address. The leading address is needed
during the driver installation.
Unused I/O port address The ISA Board for the Configurator occupies 8 port
addresses between the memory range of 200 and 2FF as
a system resource.
Verify that the computer has 8 addresses available and
select a leading I/O address. The leading I/O address is
needed when setting the ISA Board’s DIP switch.
Note The dedicated ISA Board used by the Configurator cannot be used with Win-
dows Me, 2000, or XP.
Windows 95/98 When Windows 95/98 is being used, follow this procedure to verify the avail-
Procedure able memory and I/O port addresses and reserve these addresses for the
Configurator’s ISA Board.
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ISA Board Installation Section 2-2
1,2,3... 1. Click the Start Button and select Control Panel from the Settings Menu.
2. Double-click the System Icon in the Control Panel Window.

3. Select the Device Manager Tab from the System Properties Window.
4. Select Computer and click the Properties Button at the bottom of the win-
dow.
5. Select the View Resources Tab.

6. Select Input/output (I/O) from the View Resources Page and click the OK
Button. The current I/O port allocations will be displayed. Find an unused
I/O port address that can be used for the ISA Board.
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7. Select the Reserve Resources Tab.
8. Selecting Input/output (I/O) from the Reserve Resources Page, click the
Add Button, and register the range of I/O port addresses for the ISA Board
as shown in the following diagram.
In this example, I/O port addresses 250 through 257 (hexadecimal) are re-
served.
9. Follow the same procedure in steps 5 to 8 to reserve 16-Kbytes of memory.

10. Click the OK Button at the bottom of the Computer Properties Window to
accept the changes and close the window. A pop-up window will appear;
restart the computer as required.
Windows NT 4.0 When Windows NT 4.0 is being used, the operating system does not monitor
Procedure the status of memory and I/O port addresses. Refer to the user’s manuals for
the computer and peripheral devices being used and locate an unused
address for the Configurator’s ISA Board.
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2-2-2 ISA Board Components and Functions

The following diagram shows the main components of the Configurator’s ISA
Board and their functions.
ISA Bus Connector

Connect to the computer's
ISA slot.
DIP Switch
Sets the I/O port address
which the ISA Board will use.
DeviceNet Communications Connector

Connects to the DeviceNet
communications cable.
LED Indicators
Indicate the status of the ISA Board
and the DeviceNet network.
2-2-3 DIP Switch Settings

Before connecting the ISA Board to the computer, set the I/O port address
that the Board will use with the Board’s DIP switch.
!Caution Do not touch the ISA Boards connectors or components. Take precautions
against static electricity when handling the ISA Board.
Set the I/O port address with the DIP switch as shown in the following table.
Be sure to set addresses that aren’t being used by another device in order to
avoid a conflict. (A pin setting of 0 is OFF and 1 is ON.)
I/O port addresses DIP switch pin settings Remarks
(Hexadecimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6
200 to 207 0 0 0 0 0 0 Used for the game port.
208 to 20F 1 0 0 0 0 0 ---
210 to 217 0 1 0 0 0 0 ---
218 to 21F 1 1 0 0 0 0 ---
220 to 227 0 0 1 0 0 0 ---
228 to 22F 1 0 1 0 0 0 ---
230 to 237 0 1 1 0 0 0 ---
238 to 23F 1 1 1 0 0 0 ---
240 to 247 0 0 0 1 0 0 ---
248 to 24F 1 0 0 1 0 0 ---
250 to 257 0 1 0 1 0 0 Factory default setting.
258 to 25F 1 1 0 1 0 0 ---
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I/O port addresses DIP switch pin settings Remarks

(Hexadecimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6
260 to 267 0 0 1 1 0 0 ---
268 to 26F 1 0 1 1 0 0 ---
270 to 277 0 1 1 1 0 0 ---
278 to 27F 1 1 1 1 0 0 Used for LPT2.
280 to 287 0 0 0 0 1 0 ---
288 to 28F 1 0 0 0 1 0 ---
290 to 297 0 1 0 0 1 0 ---
298 to 29F 1 1 0 0 1 0 ---
2A0 to 2A7 0 0 1 0 1 0 ---
2A8 to 2AF 1 0 1 0 1 0 ---
2B0 to 2B7 0 1 1 0 1 0 ---
2B8 to 2BF 1 1 1 0 1 0 ---
2C0 to 2C7 0 0 0 1 1 0 ---
2C8 to 2CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 ---
2D0 to 2D7 0 1 0 1 1 0 ---
2D8 to 2DF 1 1 0 1 1 0 ---
2E0 to 2E7 0 0 1 1 1 0 ---
2E8 to 2EF 1 0 1 1 1 0 Used for COM port 4.
2F0 to 2F7 0 1 1 1 1 0 ---
2F8 to 2FF 1 1 1 1 1 0 Used for COM port 2.
Note There are some boards marketed that cannot distinguish between I/O port
addresses 200 through 2FF and addresses 600 through 6FF. If one of these
boards is allocated address 2@@, it will occupy address 6@@ as well. To avoid
any possible conflicts when assigning an address between 600 and 6FF, be
sure to assign an address that corresponds to an unused address between
200 and 2FF. (For example if 6A0 to 6A7 are selected, make sure that 2A0 to
2A7 are unused.)
2-2-4 Installation in the Computer

The ISA Board must be installed into one of the computer’s expansion slots
(ISA slots). When installing the Board, turn OFF the computer’s power and
take precautions against static electricity. Refer to the computer’s user’s man-
ual for detailed installation procedures.
If there are no problems with the I/O port settings, the computer should recog-
nize the ISA Board when the computer is turned ON and the ISA Board
should be usable. If the ISA Board has been installed successfully, proceed to
2-2-5 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software Installation.
2-2-5 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software Installation

The operations and displays shown in the following procedure may differ
slightly depending on the version of Windows software being used. The dis-
plays for Windows 98 are shown here.
1,2,3... 1. Exit all other Windows-based programs.

2. Insert 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 setup disk into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click Setup.exe.
The 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21’s setup program will start.
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The following window will be displayed when the setup program has been
loaded. Click the Next Button after reading the precautions.
4. Specify the destination directory for the driver files. If the default directory
shown in the window is acceptable, click the Next Button. To specify a dif-
ferent directory, click the Browse Button, specify the desired directory, and
click the Next Button. If a new directory is specified, the software will create
it automatically.
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5. Select 3G8F5-DRM21/3G8E2-DRM21.
6. Specify the name of the 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 program folder where the

Software icons will be registered. If the default program folder is accept-
able, click the Next Button. To specify a different folder, select an existing
folder or enter a new folder name and then click the Next Button.
Note The program folder name specified here will be registered under De-
viceNet Tools in the Start Menu.
7. The installation program will be started and the 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21

files will be copied to the destination directory.
8. A program group folder will be created automatically when the 3G8F5/
3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software installation has been completed.
9. A pop-up window will be displayed asking whether you want to setup the
device driver. If you click the No Button, the installation program will end
without performing the setup for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
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Note The setup for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card can be performed later
by clicking the Start Button, then selecting Program, DeviceNet
Tools, 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Setup, 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21-Set-
up.
10. The setup program for the device driver will start. There is already a card
driver registered, so click the Edit Button. The New selection is used to add
a driver for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
The Remove selection is used to delete the selected driver.
Note a) The card name that is displayed first depends on the operating en-
vironment.
b) The card name registered here will be used on the Configurator to
access the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
c) Register a name for each ISA Board and PCMCIA Card.
11. Set the I/O port address, memory address, and interrupt (IRQ) for the ISA
Board or PCMCIA Card being used with the Configurator. (Refer to the
screen in step 12. )
12. Input the I/O port address set on the board’s DIP switch and input a mem-
ory address that is available in the computer. Set the interrupt to None.
The Card Name and Driver Name can be changed if necessary.
Make sure that all of the settings are correct and click the OK Button. The
Configuration Window shown in step 10 will be displayed.
Note a) The Configurator does not use interrupts. Set the interrupt level to
None.
b) Do not select -V1 Type in the above Card Setup Dialog Box when
using an ISA Board.
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PCMCIA Card Installation Section 2-3
13. Click the OK Button to exit the setup program.
With Windows 95/98, the Configurator can be run immediately. Click the
OK Button to start the Configurator. With Windows NT, a pop-up window
will be displayed asking whether or not to restart Windows.
14. This completes installation of the 3G8F5-DRM21-E Driver Setup Software.
2-3 PCMCIA Card Installation

This section explains how to set the PCMCIA Card used by the Configurator
and install the card in the computer.
2-3-1 Preparation for Installation

Before installing the PCMCIA Card, check the items listed in the following
table.
Item Description
Windows OS Verify that the OS is Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, or XP. The PCMCIA Card can only be used in this
environment.
Unused card slot Verify that there is an unused card slot (type II) in the computer.
Available memory The PCMCIA Card used by the Configurator The PCMCIA Card memory and I/O port combi-
occupies 16 KB of memory as a system nations used by the Configurator are set auto-
resource. Verify that the computer has 16 KB of matically by the Windows 95/97 Plug & Play
available memory. feature. Use one of the automatically set combi-
Unused I/O port The PCMCIA card used by the Configurator nations.
address occupies 3 ports as a system resource. Verify
that the computer has 3 I/O port addresses
available.
Note The 3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 PCMCIA Card for the Configurator can’t be used
with the Windows NT4.0 operating system.
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2-3-2 PCMCIA Card Components and Functions

The following diagram shows the main components of the Configurator’s
PCMCIA Card (Card and Unit sections) and their functions.
Unit section Card section
This section controls DeviceNet This section is inserted into the
communications. computer's card slot.
MS LED
NS LED
LED Indicators
Indicate the status of the PCMCIA
Card and the DeviceNet network.
2-3-3 PCMCIA Card Setup

slightly depending on the version of Windows software being used. Use the
following procedure for setup.
Before Starting the Setup Before starting the setup procedure, remove any PCMCIA Cards (including
those used by the Configurator) that are currently being used. Since the PCM-
CIA Card can’t be used temporarily during the setup, it may not be possible to
continue the setup operation midway through the operation.
PCMCIA Card Setup
1,2,3... 1. Insert the 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 setup disk into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Install the PCMCIA Card when the Windows system is active. The PCM-
CIA Card will be recognized as new hardware and the Add New Hardware
Wizard Window will be displayed. Click the Next Button.
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3. Select Search for the best driver for your device as the driver search
method, then click the Next Button.
4. Select CD-ROM drive as the driver location to be searched, then click the
Next Button.
5. The driver file will be recognized as shown below. Click the Next Button to
install the driver.
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6. After the driver has been installed, click the Finish Button.
Verifying Driver Resources

1,2,3... 1. Check that the driver has been installed correctly, as follows:
Click the Start Button, select Control Panel from the Settings Menu, dou-
ble-click the System Icon in the Control Panel, and select the Device Man-
ager Tab from the top of the System Properties Window (refer to page 24).
Check that SST Device has been added. Then click the + to the left of SST
Devices to check that the PCMCIA Card driver 3G8E2-DRM21-V1 or
5136-DNP-PCM(n) (where n is the PCMCIA slot number) is displayed and
that x or ! is not displayed next to it.
2. Verify the resources currently being used, as follows:

Double-click 3G8E2-DRM21-V1 or 5136-DNP-PCM(n) to display the
3G8E2-DRM21-V1 or 5136-DN-PCM(n) Properties Window and select the
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Resources Tab from the top of the window. The automatically set Input/
Output Range and Memory Range values will be displayed.
This completes installation of the PCMCIA Card driver. Write down the val-
ues of Input/Output Range and Memory Range because these will be
needed later when installing the Configurator.
2-3-4 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software Installation


2. Insert 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 setup disk into the CD-ROM drive.
The 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21’s setup program will start.
The following window will be displayed when the setup program has been
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4. Specify the destination directory for the driver files. If the default directory
shown in the window is acceptable, click the Next Button. To specify a dif-
ferent directory, click the Browse Button, specify the desired directory, and
click the Next Button. If a new directory is specified, the software will create
it automatically.
5. Select 3G8F5-DRM21-V1/3G8E2-DRM21-V1.
6. Specify the name of the 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 program folder where the

Software icons will be registered. If the default program folder is accept-
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7. The installation program will be started and the 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21

files will be copied to the destination directory.
8. A program group folder will be created automatically when the 3G8F5/
3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software installation has been completed.
9. A pop-up window will be displayed asking whether you want to setup the
ISA Board or PCMCIA Card. Click the Yes Button. If you click the No But-
ton, the installation program will end without performing the setup for the
ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
Note The setup for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card can be performed later
by clicking the Start Button, then selecting Program, DeviceNet
Tools, 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Setup, 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21-Set-
up.
10. The setup program for the device driver will start. There is already a card
driver registered, so click the Edit Button. The New selection is used to add
a driver for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
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The Remove selection is used to delete the selected driver.
Note a) The card name that is displayed first depends on the operating en-
vironment.
b) The card name registered here will be used on the Configurator to
access the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card.
c) Register a name for each ISA Board and PCMCIA Card.
11. Set the I/O port address, memory address, and interrupt (IRQ) for the ISA
Board or PCMCIA Card being used with the Configurator. (Refer to the
screen in step 12. )
12. Input the values that were confirmed in the PCMCIA Card setup for the I/
O Port, Memory Address, and Interrupt (IRQ).
Select -V1 Type in the Card Setup Dialog Box shown below when using the
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1.
The Card Name and Driver Name can be changed if necessary.
Make sure that all of the settings are correct and click the OK Button. The
Configuration Window shown in step 10 will be displayed.
Note The Configurator does not use interrupts. Set the interrupt level to
None.
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Configurator Installation Section 2-4
With Windows NT, a pop-up window will be displayed asking whether or

not to restart Windows.
14. This completes installation of the 3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 Driver Setup Soft-
ware.
2-4 Configurator Installation

This section explains how to install the Configurator. The Configurator is
installed by executing the setup program of the Configurator.
Preparation for Prior to upgrading to a newer Configuration version, be sure to uninstall the
Installation previous Configuration version. (Uninstalling is not necessary, however, when
the update module is used.)
If the update module was used to upgrade in the past, the update module
must also be uninstalled.
When upgrading from a Ver. 1.@ Configurator to a Ver. 2.@ Configurator,
install the driver setup tool first after uninstalling the Ver. 1.@ Configurator.
Note Select Settings, Control Panel, and Add/Remove Programs from the Start
Menu for uninstalling.
Installation The operations and displays shown in the following procedure may differ

2. Insert the setup disk (CD-ROM) into the CD-ROM drive.
The setup program of the Configurator will start. A pop-up window will in-
dicate the progress of the setup as the program is loaded.
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4. The following window will be displayed when the setup program has been
5. The license agreement will be displayed.

Read the license agreement. Click the Yes Button if you agree to all the
contents. If No Button is selected, the setup procedure will be canceled.
6. Specify the destination directory for the Configurator files. If the default di-
rectory shown in the window is acceptable, click the Next Button. To spec-
ify a different directory, click the Browse Button, specify the desired
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directory, and click the Next Button. If a new directory is specified, the soft-
ware will create it automatically.
7. Specify the name of the interface to be used.

If the default interface is acceptable, click the Next Button.
8. The installation program will be started and the Configurator files will be
copied to the destination directory. If the default program folder is accept-
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9. The installation program will be started and the Configurator files will be
copied to the destination directory.
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10. The following window will be displayed when the installation of the Config-
urator completes.

This completes installation of the Configurator.
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SECTION 3
Basic Operation
This section explains the basic operation of the DeviceNet Configurator.
3-1 Starting the Configurator and the Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3-1-1 Hardware List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3-1-2 Network Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3-2 Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3-2-1 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3-2-2 Tool Bar Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3-2-3 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3-3 Connecting to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3-3-1 Connecting to the DeviceNet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3-3-2 Designating the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3-4 Operation Flowcharts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3-4-1 Offline Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3-4-2 Downloading Saved Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3-4-3 Saving the Parameters for the Entire Existing Network . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Starting the Configurator and the Main Window Section 3-1
3-1 Starting the Configurator and the Main Window

Select Program, DeviceNet Tools, and DeviceNet Configurator, from the
Start Menu if the default program folder name is used. The Configurator will
start and the following Main Window will be displayed.
The following description provides information on the Main Window of the

Configurator.
The Main Window consists of the hardware list and Network Configuration
Window.
Hardware list Network Configuration Window

A list of devices that can A virtual network.
be added to the network.
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3-1-1 Hardware List
The hardware list shows the devices in which EDS files have been installed.
To simplify searching, it is divided into Vendor and Device Type groups.
The same devices are found in each of these groups, and can be selected
from whichever one is easiest to search.
Devices can be added to the network by selecting them from the hardware list
and dragging them into the Network Configuration Window.
Vendor Group When the Configurator is first installed, the Vendor group contains only
OMRON hardware. If products (containing EDS files) from other manufactur-
ers are installed, their list will automatically be built.
Device Type Group The Device Type group consists of the following types of devices.
Device type Description
General Purpose General-purpose I/O devices.
Discrete I/O
Communications These devices serve as a network gateway.
Adapter
Human-Machine These devices function as human-machine interfaces.
Interface
AC Drives These devices are AC drives.
Position Controller These are devices with positioning functions, such as servo-
motors and stepping motors.
Generic Device These are other devices.
Devices will not be displayed in the hardware list unless they have had an
EDS file installed.
Note The hardware list can be moved left/right and up/down, removed for use as a
separate window, or closed.
• To move or remove for use as a separate window
Drag the top of the hardware list to move it. To remove it for use as a sep-
arate window, drag it to the center of, or outside, the Network Configura-
tion Window.
• To close
Click the Close button to close the window with the hardware list.
• To display
Activate Hardware List from the View Menu.
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3-1-2 Network Configuration Window

The Network Configuration Window is a virtual network. Devices dragged
from the hardware list and dropped in this window will be added to the virtual
network, where the devices can be setup or monitored.
It is possible to select either one of the following display modes in the Network
Configuration Window.
Network display: Large icons are displayed in the image of network connec-
tion devices.
Detailed display: Device data is displayed in a report format.
The display mode is selected with the tool bar or from the
View Menu.
Network Display While the Network Display Mode is selected, the following Network Configura-
tion Window will be displayed.
In Detailed Display Mode, click the Large Icons Icon or select Large
Icons from the View Menu to display the network configuration.
Each node address added with

the prefix # will be displayed.
The product names When the slave is registered with the

will be displayed. master, the node address of the master
(00 in the above case) will appear with
the prefix # after the following icon:
Detailed Display In Network Display Mode, click the Detailed Display Icon or select
Details from the View Menu to display the following Network Configuration
Window.
Node address
Product name Device type
Registered node address
Vendor name Revision
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Menu Commands Section 3-2
Note By clicking the right mouse button in the window in network display or Detailed
Display Mode, all the functions in the Edit or Device Menu can be accessed.
Furthermore, by moving the mouse pointer to a device, an explanation for the
device will be shown in a pop-up message.
3-2 Menu Commands

The following table describes all of the commands in the menus of the Config-
urator.
3-2-1 Main Menu

Network Menu
Command Description Offline Online
New Creates a new network configuration. OK OK
Open Opens a network configuration file. OK OK
Save Saves the displayed network configuration. OK OK
Save As The Save as command is the same as Save, but the OK OK
Filename Specification Window is always displayed.
Connect Connects the Configurator to the network OK No
Disconnect Disconnects the Configurator from the network No OK
Move to Upper Displays the upper network. No OK
Network
Move to Lower Displays the lower network. No OK
Network
Upload Uploads device data from the network to the Configurator. No OK
Download Downloads device data from the Configurator to network No OK
devices.
Compare Struc- Compares the current network configuration with the actual No OK
ture configuration of the network to which the Configurator is
connected.
Update Mainte- Reads the current device maintenance information. No OK
nance Information
Export Outputs a file in the CSV file format containing the contents OK OK
of the detailed display.
Import Imports network configuration files created on version 1 of OK OK
the Configurator.
Print Prints device parameters and the I/O comment list. OK OK
Setup Printer Sets up the printer. OK OK
Exit Exits the Configurator program. OK OK
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Edit Menu
Cut Cuts devices to paste them to the clipboard. OK OK
Copy Copies devices to the clipboard. OK OK
Paste Copies devices from the clipboard to the cursor position. OK OK
Delete Deletes selected devices. OK OK
All Selects all devices. OK OK
View Menu
Tool Bar Turns the tool bar ON or OFF. OK OK
Status Bar Turns the status bar ON or OFF. OK OK
Large Icons Changes to Network Display Mode. OK OK
Details Changes to Detailed Display Mode. OK OK
Hardware List Displays or hides the hardware list. OK OK
Device Menu
Parameter Wizard Sets desired parameters for supported devices in the wiz- OK OK
ard format.
Edit Edits device parameters. OK OK
Open Reads parameters from device parameter files. OK OK
Save As Saves device parameters in files. OK OK
Upload Uploads device parameters from network devices. No OK
Download Downloads device parameters to network devices. No OK
Compare Compares network devices and device parameters. No OK
Monitor Monitors supported network devices. No OK
Reset Resets supported network devices. No OK
Maintenance Informa- Displays the device maintenance information. No OK
tion
Register to the other Registers devices with other devices. OK OK
Device
Export Exports I/O comments or device parameters in other file OK OK
formats used for supported devices only.
Import Imports device parameter files created on version 1.@@ of OK OK
the Configurator.
Change Node Address Changes device node addresses. OK OK
Change Device Com- Changes device comments. OK OK
ment
Edit I/O Comment Edits I/O comments. OK OK
Property Displays device properties. OK OK
Note By clicking the right mouse button in the Network Configuration Window,
some of the functions in the Device Menu and Edit Menu can be accessed.
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EDS File Menu

Install Adds new EDS files to the EDS list. OK OK
Create Creates and adds new EDS files to the EDS list. OK OK
Delete Deletes EDS files from the EDS list. OK OK
Save As Saves EDS files in the EDS list with new EDS file names. OK OK
Find Searches for specified EDS files in the EDS list. OK OK
Add to Network Adds hardware from the EDS list to the DeviceNet network. OK OK
Property Displays EDS file properties. OK OK
Note By clicking the right mouse button in the Hardware List Window, all the func-
tions in the EDS File Menu can be accessed.
Tools Menu
Setup Parameters Makes parameter settings using explicit messages. OK OK
Setup Node Makes node address and transmit rate settings for network OK OK
Address/Baud rate devices.
Option Menu
Select Interface Selects the interface used for the Configurator. OK OK
Edit Configuration Edits a variety of set files. OK OK
File
Setup Monitor Sets the monitor refresh timer (screen refresh intervals in OK OK
Refresh Timer device monitoring operation).
Install Plug-in Installs an Expansion Module. OK OK
Module
Install Interface Installs an Interface Module. OK OK
Module
Parameter Auto Automatically changes the I/O size of a slave registered in OK OK
Update when I/O the master scan list when the size is changed. The default
Size Changes setting is OFF (not update), and should normally be kept
OFF.
Help Menu
Topic Searches for help topics. OK OK
About Displays version information on the Configurator. OK OK
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3-2-2 Tool Bar Icons

Frequently used functions can be easily selected with the following icons.
Icon Description Equivalent menu command
Creates a new network configuration. Network−New
Opens a network configuration file. Network−Open
Saves the displayed network configuration. Network−Save
Connects the Configurator to the network. Network−Connect
Removes the Configurator from the network. Network−Disconnect
Displays the upper network. Move to Upper Network
Displays the lower network. Move to Lower Network
Uploads device data from the network to the Configurator. Network−Upload
Downloads device data from the Configurator to network devices. Network−Download
Prints. Network−Print
Cuts devices. Edit−Cut
Copies devices. Edit−Copy
Pastes devices. Edit−Paste
Deletes devices. Edit−Delete
Displays the screen in network configuration mode. ---
Maintenance mode ---
Displays the screen in detailed report mode. ---
Device parameter wizard. Device−Parameter−Wizard
Edits device parameters. Device−Parameter−Edit
Reads parameters from device parameter files. Device−Parameter−Open
Saves device parameters in files. Device−Parameter−Save As
Uploads device parameters. Device−Parameter−Upload
Downloads device parameters. Device−Parameter−Download
Maintenance information Device−Maintenance Information
Monitors supported network devices. Device−Monitor
Edits I/O comments. Device−Edit I/O Comment
Displays device properties. Device−Property
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Icon Description Equivalent menu command

Adds new EDS files. EDS File−Install
Deletes EDS files. EDS File−Delete
Saves new EDS files with new EDS file names. EDS File−Save As
Adds the selected device to the Network Configuration Window. EDS File−Add to Network
Searches for EDS files. EDS File−Find
Displays EDS file properties. EDS File−Property
3-2-3 Status Bar

The status bar displays menu explanations and the status of the Configurator.
When Connecting Via DeviceNet Dedicated Board
Connection interface Node address Baud rate Status
When Connecting Via Ethernet
Connection Connected DeviceNet Unit: Connected Ethernet Unit: Status

interface Network address IP address
Node address UDP port No.
Node address Unit number
When Connecting Via Serial Port
Connection Connected DeviceNet Unit: Baud rate Status

interface Network address
Node address
Unit number
According to the status of the Configurator, the status portion will change as
shown below.
Indicator color Status
Gray Offline
Blue Online
Red Bus OFF error
Note If a Bus OFF error is detected, set the Configurator offline and set it online
again.
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Connecting to the Network Section 3-3
3-3 Connecting to the Network

3-3-1 Connecting to the DeviceNet Network
The Configurator can be connected to the DeviceNet network online through
either of the following interfaces.
1,2,3... 1. Dedicated Board/Card

3G8F5-DRM21-E: Dedicated ISA Board
3G8E2-DRM21-EV1: Dedicated PCMCIA Card
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
Dedicated Board/Card
DeviceNet network
2. Connection can also be made from the COM port of the computer to the
serial communications port (peripheral port, RS-232C port) of a CS/CJ-se-
ries CPU Unit or to the serial communications port (RS-232C port or
RS422A/485 port) of a Serial Communications Board/Unit. In this case, a
CS/CJ-series DeviceNet Unit (CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21) is neces-
sary for connection to the DeviceNet network.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
COM port
Serial connection Toolbus or Host
CS/CJ-series Link)
DeviceNet Unit Serial communications port (peripheral
port, RS-232C port) of a CS/CJ-series CPU
Unit or to the serial communications port
(RS-232C port) of a Serial Communications
Board/Unit.
DeviceNet network
If the Configurator is Ver. 2.11 or later, it is possible to connect to the De-

viceNet network across (up to three) network levels via serial communica-
tions, as shown below.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
Controller Link Unit COM port Controller Link Unit

Serial connection
(Toolbus or Host Link) CS/CJ-series DeviceNet Unit
Controller Link network DeviceNet network

Across network
levels
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3. Connection can be made from the Ethernet port of the computer via a CS/
CJ-series Ethernet Unit. In this case also, a CS/CJ-series DeviceNet Unit
(CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21) is necessary for connection to the De-
viceNet network.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator CS/CJ-series CS/CJ-series
Ethernet Unit DeviceNet Unit
CPU Unit
Ethernet port
Ethernet network DeviceNet network
If the Configurator is Ver. 2.11 or later, it is possible to connect to the De-

viceNet network across (up to three) network levels via Ethernet, as shown
below.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
Ethernet network
Controller Link Unit
CS/CJ-series Controller Link Unit CS/CJ-series DeviceNet Unit
Ethernet Unit
CPU Unit
Controller Link network DeviceNet network

Across network levels
3-3-2 Designating the Interface

Use the following procedure to designate the interface.
Note The interface is designated together with online connection settings.
1,2,3... 1. Select Select Interface from the Option Menu.
(The interface presently selected is indicated with a check mark.)
2. Select the interface from those displayed on the menu.
• Select DeviceNet IF Card if a dedicated Board or Card is used.
• Select SYSMAC CS1 IF Port for a serial port connection.
• Select SYSMAC CS/CJ Ethernet Unit IF for an Ethernet connection.
Note The interface cannot be changed when the Configurator is online.
Select Network and Cancel Connection first. Then select the inter-
face offline.
3. Select Network and Connection from the menu bar.
The window corresponding to the designated interface will be displayed.
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Selecting DeviceNet IF Card

4. The DeviceNet Board Selection Window will open.
5. Select the DeviceNet interface to be used and click the OK Button.

The Setup Interface will appear.
For the 3G8F5-DRM21-E or 3G8E2-DRM21-EV1
Set the following items.

Card
The card name that was set with the driver setup tool is specified.
MAC ID
Specify the node address of the Configurator. Set a unique node address.
Baud Rate
Set the same baud rate as the one set for the DeviceNet network. A network
communications error may result if the same baud rate is not used.
6. Click the OK Button.
A confirmation window will appear. Click the OK Button. The Configurator
will be connected to the DeviceNet network. When the Configurator is con-
nected online, the color of the status indicator on the status bar will change
to blue and Online will be displayed.
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Selecting SYSMAC CS/CJ Perform steps 1 through 3 of the above procedure.

IF Port
4. The Setup Interface Dialog Box will appear if a SYSMAC CS/CJ IF Port is
specified.
Set the following items.

Interface
Select the interface from the following settings for the serial communications
mode at the serial communications port of the CS/CJ-series PLC.
• Host Link
• Toolbus
Network Address
Input the network address of the DeviceNet Unit to be connected. Input if
crossing networks past the serial communications of the CS/CJ-series CPU
Unit. If not crossing networks, input 0.
Node Address
Input the node address of the DeviceNet Unit to be connected. Input if cross-
ing networks past the serial communications of the CS/CJ-series CPU Unit. If
not crossing networks, input 0.
Unit No.
Input the unit number within the following range for the CS1W-DRM21
DeviceNet Unit as a CPU Bus Unit. The unit number must be the same as that
set with the thumbwheel switches on the front panel of the CS1W-DRM21.
• 0 to 15
COM Port
Select the COM port of the computer running the Configurator within the fol-
lowing range.
• Select from the list of usable COM ports.
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Baud Rate
Select the baud rate for the serial communications port of the CS/CJ-series
PLC from the following settings.
• 9,600 bps, 19,200 bps, 38,400 bps, or 115,200 bps
Note The Tool bus and Host Link are different to each other in available
baud rate. For details, refer to the CS/CJ Operation Manual.
Data Length
Select the data length for the serial communications port of the CS/CJ-series
PLC from the following settings if Host Link is used.
• 8 or 7 bits
Parity
Select the parity for the serial communications port of the CS/CJ-series PLC
from the following settings if Host Link is used.
• None, even, or odd
Stop Bits
Set the number of stop bits for the serial communications port of the CS/CJ-
series PLC from the following settings if Host Link is used.
• 1 bit or 2 bits
Note When using a CS1W-CN226/626 or XW2Z-200S-CV/500S-CV Connecting
Cable to make a serial connection to a CS-series CPU Rack containing a
CS1W-DRM21, Host Link is selectable as the interface, but connection will not
be possible if it is selected. In this case, select Toolbus.
However, when using an XW2Z-200S-CV/500S-CV Connecting Cable or
CS1W-CN114 + CQM1-CIF02, connection is possible by selecting Host Link
as the interface.
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
CS-series When using a CS1W-CN226/
DeviceNet Unit 626 or XW2Z-200S-CV/500S-
CV Connecting Cable, Host Link
cannot be used. Select Toolbus.
DeviceNet network
Note When Host Link is selected, it may take several minutes to download from the
network. Selecting Toolbus is therefore recommended for serial connections.
Selecting SYSMAC CS/CJ The Configurator can be connected directly to the DeviceNet network via
Ethernet Unit IF Ethernet through a CS/CJ-series Ethernet Unit and a CS/CJ-series DeviceNet
Unit.
Note The Ethernet connection can be made only with the CS/CJ-series Ethernet
Unit and CS/CJ-series DeviceNet Unit combination. Connection by the combi-
nation of other PLC-series Units is not possible.
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Also, if multiple PLCs (using Ethernet Units and DeviceNet Units) are con-
nected via Ethernet, connection can be made to a designated DeviceNet net-
work by switching the connection target. The IP address of the Ethernet Unit
and the unit number of the DeviceNet Unit are designated to register the
DeviceNet network to be connected.
DeviceNet Configurator
Ver. 2.11
FINS node address
Switchable (See
note 1.) Ethernet
IP
Controller
CJ-series
CPU Unit
DeviceNet
CS-series
Ethernet
Unit
Link Unit
CPU Unit
Ethernet
address number
Unit
Unit
Unit
DeviceNet IP address Controller Link
Unit number
node address
CJ-series
CPU Unit
DeviceNet
Controller
Link Unit
Across the
network
Unit
Network Address
DeviceNet
Note 1. DeviceNet networks can be switched by designating the registered name

for the network to be connected. The name of the DeviceNet network to be
connected can be registered as follows.
• Designate the IP address and UDP port number.
• Designate the DeviceNet Unit network address, node address, and Link
Unit number.
• Designate the FINS node address of the personal computer containing
the Configurator.
2. Connection is not possible through the combination of a CVM1/CV Ether-
net Unit and CVM1/CV DeviceNet Unit. It is also not possible through the
combination of a C200HX/HG/HE PLC Card Unit (Ethernet Set) and
C200HX/HG/HE DeviceNet Master Unit.
3. Configurator Ver. 2.10 allows Ethernet connection to the DeviceNet net-
work across one network level only. DeviceNet networks cannot be con-
nected to across multiple network levels. (For example, configurations
such as Ethernet → Controller Link → DeviceNet, or Host Link (Toolbus)
Ethernet → DeviceNet are not possible.)
With Configurator Ver. 2.11 or later, it is possible to cross network levels as
long as FINS message communications are supported by the networks.
Registering DeviceNet For connection via Ethernet, the DeviceNet network(s) to be connected must
Networks to Be be registered in advance. Up to 20 DeviceNet networks can be registered,
Connected using the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select Network and Connect.
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2. The Setup Interface Dialog Box shown below will appear.
Setup Interface Dialog Box

Host (PLC) Infor- The settings for the computer running the Configurator will be dis-
mation played.
Host Name The name of the computer will automati-
cally appear.
IP Address The IP address of the computer will auto-
matically appear.
Network Address The FINS network address set for the
computer will appear. (The value set with
the Registration of the connection Dialog
Box, after clicking the Setup Button as
described in following step (step 3), will
appear.)
Node Address The FINS node address set for the com-
puter will appear. (The value set with the
Registration of the connection Dialog
Box, after clicking the Setup Button as
described in the following step (step 3),
will appear.)
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3. Click the Setup Button. The Registration of the connection Dialog Box shown be-
low will be displayed.
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Registration of the connection Dialog Box

Registration The registration name for the DeviceNet network to be connected is
Name set here. Up to 20 networks can be set, each up to 25 characters in
length.
Host (PLC) This is the setting for the Configurator computer.
Information Network The user inputs the FINS network address for the
Address computer here. Set the same address as the one set
for the Ethernet Unit. Input 0 if no other address is
going to be set.
Node address The user inputs the FINS node address for the com-
puter here.
Remote Infor- These are the settings for the DeviceNet Unit and Ethernet Unit that
mation are used to connect with the DeviceNet network.
DeviceNet Network Input the FINS network address for
Unit Address the DeviceNet to be connected.
Input if crossing networks past
the direct Ethernet connection. If
Node Address Input the node address for the
DeviceNet to be connected. Input if
crossing networks past the
direct Ethernet connection. If not
crossing networks, input 0.
Unit No. Input the unit No. of the DeviceNet
to be connected, for use as a CPU
Bus Unit.
Ethernet Unit Port No. Input the Fins UDP port No. for the
Ethernet Unit.
IP Address Input the IP address for the Ethernet
Unit.
Setting the Network Address in Host (PLC) Information:

Set the FINS network address for the computer. The computer running the
Configurator uses OMRON’s FINS communications service to connect to the
DeviceNet network via Ethernet. Thus, the computer must have not only an IP
address, but also a FINS network address and node address. The relation-
ship between the FINS node address and the IP address is specified by the
address conversion in the Ethernet Unit.
Obtain the FINS node address corresponding to the IP address (See note.) of
the computer from the address conversion of the Ethernet Unit. Refer to Infor-
mation on Address Conversion on page 56 for details.
Setting the Node Address in Host (PLC) Information:
Set the FINS node address for the computer.
Obtain the FINS node address corresponding to the IP address (See note.) of
the computer from the address conversion of the Ethernet Unit. Refer to Infor-
mation on Address Conversion on page 56 for details.
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Note The computer’s IP address is automatically displayed in the Host (PLC) Infor-
mation setting in the Setup Interface Dialog Box.
Obtain this value in

reverse from the
computer’s IP address,
by using the address
Personal conversion of the
computer Ethernet Unit. Ethernet Unit CPU Unit
This value (computer’s IP
address) is shown in the
FINS node address host information. FINS node address
IP address Address
conversion
IP address
IP address FINS message
Ethernet
IP address FINS message
Setting the Network Address in the DeviceNet Unit Section Inside Remote
Information
Set the FINS network address of the DeviceNet Unit on the DeviceNet net-
work to be connected. Input if crossing networks past the direct Ethernet con-
nection. If not crossing networks, input 0.
Setting the Node Address in the DeviceNet Unit Section Inside Remote
Information
Set the node address of the DeviceNet Unit on the DeviceNet network to be
connected. Input if crossing networks past the direct Ethernet connection. If
Setting the Port No. in the Ethernet Unit Section Inside Remote
Information
Set the UDP port No. for FINS communication service by the Ethernet Unit.
Set it to the same value that is set in the CPU Bus Unit System Setting Area
inside the CPU Unit to which the Ethernet Unit is mounted. Normally, this set-
ting is 9600.
Setting the Unit. No in the DeviceNet Unit Section Inside Remote
Information
Set the unit No. (0 to F) of the DeviceNet Unit for CPU Bus Unit use on the
DeviceNet network to be connected.
Setting the IP Address in the Ethernet Unit Section Inside Remote
Information
Set the IP address for the Ethernet Unit. For the CS-series Ethernet Unit, the
value that is set with the rotary switch on the back of the Unit is input here. For
the CJ-series Ethernet Unit, the value that is set in the Allocated Words in the
DM Area, or in the System Setup for CPU Bus Units, is input here.
Note For details on setting the IP address for the Ethernet Unit, refer to the SYS-
MAC CS/CJ-series Ethernet Units Operation Manual (catalog No. W343).
4. Click the Add Button. The set value is registered and displayed in the Reg-
ister List.
• Registration Name: The registration name for the DeviceNet network to
be connected to.
• Node: The FINS network address and FINS node address. (The third
digit is always 0.)
• Unit: The FINS network address, FINS node address, and unit number of
the DeviceNet Unit.
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• Port: The FINS UDP port No. for the Ethernet Unit.
• IP Address: The IP address for the Ethernet Unit.
5. To exit the registration procedure, click the Close Button. The Setup Inter-
face Dialog Box will be displayed again.
Selecting the Registration Select the DeviceNet network to be connected to from among those in the
Name Registration Name column that were set with the Setup Interface Dialog Box.
1. Select the desired Registration Name from the Registration Name drop-
down list in Remote Information. The following parameters are displayed
for the selected Registration Name in Remote Information.
• Network Address: The FINS network address for the DeviceNet Unit.
• Node Address: The node address for the DeviceNet Unit.
• Unit No.: The unit No. DeviceNet Unit.
• Port No.: The FINS UDP port No. for the Ethernet Unit.
• IP Address: The IP address for the Ethernet Unit.
Information on Address Ethernet Unit Address Conversion Method
Conversion The FINS communications service is used inside the PLC. Because there is
no IP address information added to the FINS communications service, the IP
address is determined from the FINS node address in order to send a FINS
message (command or response) with the PLC’s Ethernet Unit.
The Ethernet Unit address conversion is done by either of the three following
methods (set in the System Setup for CPU Bus Units of the CPU Unit to which
the Ethernet Unit is mounted).
• IP address table
• Automatic generation
• Combined method
The computer’s FINS node address calculation for each address conversion
method is described below.
Address conversion Computer’s FINS node address calculation
method
IP address table The FINS node address is set according to the
computer’s IP address based on a preset corre-
spondence table called an IP address table.
Automatic generation The FINS node address is automatically generated
from the computer’s IP address and the subnet
mask.
Combined method If the computer’s IP address has been set in the IP
address table, the FINS node address in the table is set.
If the computer’s IP address has not been set in the IP
address table, a FINS node address that is automatically
generated from the computer’s IP address, or from the
subnet mask, is set.
Note For details on address conversion, refer to the SYSMAC CS/CJ-series Ether-
net Units Operation Manual (catalog No. W343).
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Obtaining the FINS Node Address from the Automatic Generation Method
of Address Conversion
The FINS node address corresponding to the computer’s IP address is
obtained from the rightmost byte of the computer’s IP address and the right-
most byte of the network address as follows:
FINS node address = The rightmost byte of (the Ethernet Unit’s IP address
AND the Ethernet Unit’s subnet mask) XOR the rightmost byte of the com-
puter’s IP address.
This can be easily calculated using the Windows Calculator.
Note Address conversion from the Ethernet Unit’s automatic generation method is
obtained as follows.
Computer’s IP address = (the Ethernet Unit’s IP address AND the Ethernet
Unit’s subnet mask) OR FINS node address.
Accordingly, the FINS node address can be determined by taking the XOR of
the network address and the computer’s IP address.
(1)
130. 25. 36. 8 Ethernet Unit’s IP address
AND 255. 255. 255. 0 Ethernet Unit’s subnet mask
130. 25. 36. 0 (obtain the “network address”)
OR 5 FINS node address
130. 25. 36. 5 Computer’s IP address
(2)
XOR of (1) and (2)
Calculation example:
Computer’s IP address = 192.168.10.100
Ethernet Unit’s IP address = 192.168.10.119
Ethernet Unit’s subnet mask = 255.255.255.224
FINS node address = (119 AND 224) XOR 100 = 4
(1)
192. 168. 10. 119 Ethernet Unit’s IP address
AND 255. 255. 255. 224 Ethernet Unit’s subnet mask
130. 25. 36. 0 (obtain the “network address”)
OR 5 FINS node address
192. 168. 10. 100 Computer’s IP address
(2)
XOR of (1) and (2)
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Operation Flowcharts Section 3-4
3-4 Operation Flowcharts

The following flowcharts show the flow of Configurator operations.
3-4-1 Offline Operation

Prior to constructing the actual network, it can be designed and the master
and slave parameters can be set with the Configurator.
The set parameters can be saved as a network configuration file. The network
configuration file contains the parameters of all of the devices on the network.
Start the Configurator. 3-1 Starting the Configurator and the Main Window
on page 38.
Add DeviceNet to the virtual network. 4-1 Adding Devices to the Virtual Network
on page 60.
Set the slave parameters (only for the 4-2 Setting Slave Parameters on page 64.
slaves that require parameter setting).
Register the slaves with the master. 4-3 Adding Slaves to the Master on page 68.
Set the master’s parameters. 4-5 Editing Master Parameters on page 73.
Save the settings as a network configuration file. 6-1 Saving and Reading Files on page 128.
3-4-2 Downloading Saved Parameters

The parameters for all of the devices on the network can be set (downloaded)
from a network configuration file saved in advance.
on page 38.
Read the network configuration file. 6-1-2 Reading Network Configuration Files
on page 128.
Connect to the network (online). 3-3 Connecting to the Network on page 46.
Download to the network or download 5-2 Downloading the Network Configuration/

parameters to each device. Device Parameters to Devices on page 108.
3-4-3 Saving the Parameters for the Entire Existing Network

The parameters for all of the devices on the network can be saved for use in
maintenance.
on page 38.
Connect to the network (online). 3-3 Connecting to the Network on page 46.
Upload from the network. 5-3 Uploading and Verifying Device Parameters
on page 113.
Save the settings as a network configuration file. 6-1 Saving and Reading Files on page 128.
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SECTION 4
Editing Device Parameters
This section explains how to enable remote I/O communications by creating device parameters for a virtual network
constructed with the DeviceNet Configurator.
4-1 Adding Devices to the Virtual Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4-1-1 Adding Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4-1-2 Changing Node Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4-1-3 Reading the Network Configuration from the Network . . . . . . . . . . 61
4-1-4 Editing Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4-2 Setting Slave Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4-2-1 Editing Slave Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4-2-2 Checking and Setting I/O Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4-3 Adding Slaves to the Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4-3-1 Automatic I/O Area Allocation with Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4-3-2 Adding Slaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4-4 Setting Master Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4-4-1 CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4-4-2 CVM1-DRM21-V1 or C200HW-DRM21-V1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4-5 Editing Master Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4-6 Parameter Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4-7 Master Parameter Editing Details (Tab Descriptions). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
4-7-1 Edit Device Parameters on CS1W-DRM21/CJ1W-DRM21. . . . . . . 79
4-7-2 Editing Device Parameters on CVM1-DRM21-V1 and
C200HW-DRM21-V1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4-7-3 Canceling Slave Registration with the Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4-7-4 Automatic Allocation with Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4-8 Manual I/O Allocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4-8-1 I/O Allocation Tab Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4-8-2 Changing the First Address of Output/Input Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
4-8-3 Allocating I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4-8-4 Slave Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4-9 Advanced Settings (Connection, Communication Cycle Time,
Slave Function Settings, Etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4-9-1 Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4-9-2 Communication Cycle Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4-9-3 Setting Message Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4-9-4 Slave Function Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
4-9-5 Setting/Canceling Explicit Message Communications. . . . . . . . . . . 96
4-9-6 Starting Remote I/O Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4-10 Creating and Editing I/O Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4-11 Displaying Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4-11-1 Property Window Common to All Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4-11-2 I/O Information Inherent to Each Slave Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
4-11-3 Information for Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Adding Devices to the Virtual Network Section 4-1
4-1 Adding Devices to the Virtual Network

This section describes how to add devices (master and slave devices) to the
virtual network in the Network Configuration Window of the Configurator.
4-1-1 Adding Devices

To add a device, drag the device from the Hardware List Window and drop it
on the Network Configuration Window.
Select the device from the Hardware List Window on the left and then drag
and drop it on the Network Configuration Window on the right.
Adding a Master
The Unit icon will be displayed

when the master is registered.
Drag and Drop to register.
Adding Slaves Drag and drop the slaves in sequence in the same way.
The Unit icon will be

displayed when the
slave is registered.
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Example of Addition by Dragging
Note A device can be also added by selecting the device in the hardware list on the
left pane, clicking the right mouse button, and selecting Add to Network or by
selecting Add to Network from the EDS File Menu.
4-1-2 Changing Node Addresses

Device - Change Unused node addresses between 0 and 63 will be allocated in sequence to
Device ID the respective devices that have been added.
To change the allocated node addresses, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the device for which the node address is to be changed.
2. Select Device and Change Device ID or click the right mouse button and
select Chance Device ID from the pop-up menu.
The following window will be displayed.
3. Click the OK Button to change the node address.

Repeat the above steps and add all the necessary devices to the Network
Configuration Window.
4-1-3 Reading the Network Configuration from the Network

Network - Upload Use the following procedure to read the network configuration from the actual
network.
1,2,3... 1. Place the Configurator online.

2. Select Network.
3. Select Upload.
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The upload operation will start and the following window indicating the up-
loading progress will be displayed.
The user can interrupt the upload operation by clicking the Cancel Button.
4. The network devices will be displayed in sequence in the Network Config-
uration Window.
5. After the upload operation completes, add any additional devices are re-
quired using the procedure explained in Adding Devices.
4-1-4 Editing Devices

Deleting Devices
Edit - Delete To delete network devices, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the devices. (A number of devices can be selected at one time.)
2. Select Edit.
3. Select Delete.
4. A confirmation window will be displayed. Click the OK Button to delete the
devices.
If slaves registered with the master are deleted, the slave registration with the
master will be lost and the slaves will be purged from the scan list automati-
cally.
Copying Devices
Edit - Copy To copy the network devices, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the devices. (A number of devices can be selected at a time.)
2. Select Edit.
3. Select Copy.
The devices including the set parameters will be copied to the clipboard in the
Configurator.
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Pasting Devices
Edit - Paste To paste a device from the clipboard in the Configurator, use the following pro-
cedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the network device existing at the insertion position.

2. Select Edit.
3. Select Paste.
An unused node address will be allocated to the network device that was
added.
Changing Device Comments

Device - Change Device A device comment can be added to each network device that has been regis-
Comment tered. The product name is by default allocated as the device comment of
each network device. To change the device comment, use the following proce-
dure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the network device.

2. Select Device.
3. Select Change Device Comment.
4. Input the device comment and click the OK Button.

The device comment will be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the
position of the device in the Network Configuration Window.
Note In the Network Display Mode, the device comment will be displayed when the
mouse pointer is moved to the icon. In the Detailed Display Mode, the device
comment will be displayed in the Comment column.
Changing Device Positions

To change the display position of a network device, use the following proce-
dure.
1,2,3... 1. Drag the network device with the right mouse button.
2. Drop the network device at the desired position occupied by another net-
work device.
3. The dragged network device will move to the specified position.
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Setting Slave Parameters Section 4-2
• The following example shows a network device with node address #00
is dragged and dropped on node address #02.
Right mouse button
Drop
Drag
Moving direction of existing devices
• The following example shows a network device with node address #01
is dragged and dropped on node address #02.
Right mouse button
Drop
Drag
Moving direction of existing devices
4-2 Setting Slave Parameters

4-2-1 Editing Slave Parameters
Device - Parameter - Edit The parameters of some slaves can be set. However, doing so may cause the
I/O size to change. Because of this, the slave parameters must all be set
before setting the master’s parameters.
EDS files are required for setting the parameters. If there are no EDS files
available, they must be obtained from the device manufacturer.
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Note Slaves must be added to the Network Configuration Window to edit the
parameters. Creating the network configuration will be explained later in this
section.
To edit the parameters, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the device.

2. Select Device, Parameter, and Edit.
3. The following warning will be displayed if there are no editable parameters
existing.
Slaves for which this message is displayed do not require parameter set-
ting.
The following window will be displayed if editable parameters exist.
Parameter group selection
Parameter names
Parameter set values
Parameter help
Device reset
Usable only when
online.
Compare parameters Usable only when online.

Download parameters Usable only when online.
Upload parameter Usable only when online.
Reset parameters to default settings Usable only when online.

4. Select the parameter and press the Enter Key or double-click the param-
eter.
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If a push-pin icon is displayed next to a parameter name, it is a read-only

parameter and cannot be edited.
The set value will be changed as shown below according to the parameter
input type.
Numerical Input within Certain Range
Set the value between the maximum and minimum values.

Selection from Limited Items
Select the set value from the set value list.

ON/OFF Settings
Select the item and turn it ON or OFF.

5. Press the Enter Key to input the set value.
Press the ESC Key to cancel the change.
6. Click the OK Button when all the items have been edited.
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4-2-2 Checking and Setting I/O Size

Checking I/O Size
Device - Property - I/O Information
The I/O size of this slave can be checked with the I/O Information Tab of the
Property Window. Check to make sure that the I/O size listed is correct. To
change it, use the following procedure.
Setting the I/O Size

For slaves in which the I/O size can be changed by switches, or by tools other
than the Configurator, the Configurator cannot be used to confirm that the I/O
size is correct.
For these slaves, use the following procedure to directly input the I/O size.
1,2,3... 1. Select the desired slave, then select Device and Property.
2. Select the I/O Information Tab.
3. Click the Edit Button. The Edit I/O Size Dialog Box will be displayed.
4. Input the correct I/O size for each connection. If the connection is not
known, input the correct I/O size in the Poll settings.
Note The following are OMRON slaves.
• DRT1-AD04 Analog Input Terminal
Input (4-word/2-word) can be changed by DIP switch.
• GT1-AD08MX Analog Input Unit for MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL.
Input (8-word/4-word) can be changed by DIP switch.
• NT-DRT21 Programmable Terminal DeviceNet Interface Unit
The I/O data area can be set from 1 to 64 words with the PT system
menu.
• E3X-DRT21 Fiber Amplifier Communications Unit
Status and light levels can be added to input data.
Use the same kind of input procedure for slaves of other manufacturers that
allow the I/O size to be changed.
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Adding Slaves to the Master Section 4-3
Obtaining I/O Size Information from the Master Scan List

When connecting the Configurator to a network that is already operating, for
example using OMRON Master Units with fixed allocation, the slave I/O size
can be obtained from the master scan list for use in setting.
However, this is possible only with OMRON masters. Also, the slave I/O size
cannot be obtained from the slave function of the CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-
DRM21.
Use the following procedure to obtain the I/O size from a master scan list.
3. Click the Get I/O Size from the Scanlist Button.
Parameter Auto Update When I/O Size Changed

The function to automatically update the I/O size registered on the master
scan list when the I/O size is changed can be switched on or off.
To automatically update the I/O size registered on the master scan list, select
Option and Parameter Auto Update When I/O Size Changed.
When this function is enabled, the mark will be displayed in the menu. The
default is set to not automatically update.
Note If the function to automatically update the I/O size is enabled and there is no
EDS file, some operations will cause the I/O size in the master scan list to be
updated to zero. For this reason, the function to automatically update the I/O
size should normally be disabled.
4-3 Adding Slaves to the Master

4-3-1 Automatic I/O Area Allocation with Registration
When a slave is registered to the master, it can automatically be allocated to
the memory block set for I/O allocation.
The allocation, for both Out Size and In Size, will be made in the order of reg-
istration beginning with the unoccupied area of memory block 1. When mem-
ory block 1 is filled, the allocation will be made to memory block 2. Before
adding slaves, set the area and range of the allocation memory block.
Note The allocation area can be changed later if desired.
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Setting the Allocation

Memory Block
1,2,3... 1. Select the master, then select Device, Parameter, and Edit. The Edit De-
vice Parameters Dialog Box is then displayed.
2. Select the I/O Allocation (OUT) Tab.
3. Click the Setup Button for Memory Block 1.

4. Set the area, start word, and the number of words for the block.
5. Set Memory Block 2 in the same way.

6. Select the I/O Allocation (IN) Tab, and make the memory block settings in
the same way as for the I/O Allocation (OUT).
Note 1. If a block is not to be used, select Not Used for the area setting.
2. Display Words refers to the number of words in the block displayed on the
Configurator. This value is not downloaded to the master.
If the occupied area of the block is less than 100 words when uploaded,
Display Words will be set to 100 and displayed as such.
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4-3-2 Adding Slaves

The following three methods are supported for adding slaves.
Dragging and Dropping Select the slave from the Network Configuration Window on the right and drag
and drop it on the master icon.
When slaves are registered with the master, I/O words will be automatically
allocated to the slaves in the order they are registered.
Drag and drop the slave icon on

the master icon.
After Registration
When the slave is registered with the master,

the master's node address will be displayed
Master Node Address Displayed after Registration
When the slaves are registered, the master's node address will be
displayed (00 in the above case) with the prefix # after the symbol .
Clicking the Right Mouse A slave can also be added by selecting the slave in the Network Configuration
Button and Selecting Window, clicking the right mouse button, selecting Register to other Device
Register to other Device or selecting Register to other Device from the Device Menu, and then
selecting the master from the menu. The menu will appear on the right-hand
side.
At the time of I/O allocation, the registered slave can be deleted or settings
can be made for the registered slave by using the Parameter Wizard or by
editing the parameters of the master.
Note To select a device from the menu and register it, use the following procedure.
2. Select Device.
3. Select Register to other Device.
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The following master candidates will be displayed in the Register to other

Device Menu.
4. Select the device with which the slave is to be registered.

The slave registered will be automatically added to the scan list of the mas-
ter and I/O will be allocated.
If the user attempts to register a slave that has already been registered with
another device, the following confirmation window will be displayed. By click-
ing the Yes Button, the duplicated registration of the slave will be possible.
However, if the registration is duplicated, the slave will only be able to commu-
nicate with one device. If the same slave is registered to multiple masters, it
will lead to communications errors.
Registering in the Edit Slaves can be added and I/O areas allocated in the Edit Device Parameters
Device Parameters Window. Refer to 4-7 Master Parameter Editing Details (Tab Descriptions) on
Window page 78 for details.
4-4 Setting Master Properties

This section describes how to set properties for OMRON masters. The
Device – Property Command is used.
4-4-1 CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21

To set the master and slave functions, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the master from the Network Configuration Window on the right.
2. Select Device and Property.
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The following window will be displayed. Select the Unit Function Tab.
3. Select Enable Master Function and/or Enable Slave Function.
4-4-2 CVM1-DRM21-V1 or C200HW-DRM21-V1

To set the PLC model on which the Unit is mounted, use the following proce-
dure.

2. Select Device.
3. Select Property.
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The following window will be displayed. Select the PLC Information Tab.
4. Click the Change Unit Button.

5. Specify the PLC model. Click the OK Button.

Note When the PLC model is changed, all the settings presently made will be
cleared and default values will be set.
4-5 Editing Master Parameters

Device parameters are classified into master device parameters and slave
device parameters. The following description provides information on how to
edit master device parameters.
The master device parameters that can be edited include slave device I/O
allocations to the master, communication cycle time settings, and connection
settings. The following two methods can be used to edit parameters for the
master.
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Parameter Wizard Section 4-6
Parameter Wizard The Parameter Wizard is an interactive interface that makes I/O allocations
possible in order of node addresses.
Editing Parameters Parameters can be edited to allocate I/O and make settings as required,
including the communication cycle time, connection, and device information
check settings.
The Configurator allows settings, such as the following function settings, for
the OMRON CS1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit, CJ1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit,
CVM1-DRM21-V1 DeviceNet Master Unit, and C200HW-DRM21-V1
DeviceNet Master Unit.
Function Setting method CS1W-DRM21 C200HW-DRM21-V1 or
Parameter Wizard Parameter editing CVM1-DRM21-V1
(Device - Parameter - (Device - Parameter -
Wizard) Edit)
I/O Allocations Parameter Wizard I/O Allocation (OUT) and I/ OK OK
O Allocation (IN) Tabs
Communication --- Communication Cycle OK OK
Cycle Time Time Tab
Connections Advanced Setup Button in OK No
Device Information General Tab OK No
Compare
Message Timer Message Timer Tab OK No
Slave Function Slave Function Tab OK No
Startup Remote I/O General Tab (See note 1.) OK
Communications
Explicit Message (See note 2.) OK
Communications
Note 1. The same function can be achieved with the setting to enable/disable the
master function.
2. Explicit message communications is possible whether or not registration
has been made on the scan list.
3. Before making device I/O allocations to the master, the device must be
added to the Network Configuration Window, regardless of whether or not
it has been registered as a slave with the master. Refer to 4-1 Adding De-
vices to the Virtual Network to create the network configuration.
4-6 Parameter Wizard

Device - Parameter - • The Parameter Wizard is an interactive function making it possible to allo-
Wizard cate I/O with ease.
• This function ensures easy I/O allocations in order of node addresses
beginning with block 1. Each block consists of a maximum of 100 words.
When block 1 is full, the remaining I/O will be allocated to block 2.
Note After I/O allocations are made with the Parameter Wizard, node ad-
dresses or I/O allocations can be changed by editing the parameters
individually.
The following procedure uses the Parameter Wizard with the CS1W-DRM21/
CJ1W-DRM21 as an example. The same method can be used for the CVM1-
DRM21-V1 and C200HW-DRM21-V1.
Specify the first address of each block (fixed to 100 words in size), the alloca-
tion method (i.e., allocation in blocks of words or minimum required number of
words), and the registration or deletion of slaves.
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Note To make allocations in excess of 100 words per block, use Parame-
ter - Edit.
To allocate I/O of slave devices to the master with the Parameter Wizard, use
the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the master.

2. Select Device, Parameter, and Wizard.
3. When settings are made with the Parameter Wizard, the present settings
will be cleared and default values will be set. The following confirmation
window will be displayed. Click the Yes Button.
4. The following Scan List Wizard-Set Memory Block’s Start Word Window
will be displayed.
Set the memory area to be used and the start word and click the Next But-
ton. I/O will be automatically allocated to block 1. When block 1 is full, I/O
will be allocated to block 2. Each block consists of a maximum of 100
words.
Note It is not possible to go to the next step if there is any duplication be-
tween blocks or the first word is not within the permissible set range.
5. The Scan list Wizard-Set How to Allocate I/O Date to PLC Memory Block
Window will be displayed.
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Specify the allocation method and click the Next Button.
The following two allocation methods are supported.

Allocate each node by word. Slaves are always allocated memory starting with the seven rightmost bytes in
the word. Even slaves that require just one byte of I/O memory will be allocated
one word.
Example:
High Low
to to
#0
#1 Node address order
#3
#4
#6
: Not used
Allocate so that total number of If there are slaves that require just one byte of I/O memory, they are allocated
allocated words are minimized. the rightmost seven bits or leftmost seven bits so that the total number of
occupied words is minimized.
Example:
High Low
to to
Node address order
: Not used
An allocation example is shown below.

I/O Example:
#00 1 byte
#01 2 bytes
#02 1 bytes
#03 4 bytes
#04 1 byte
#05 1 bytes
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Allocation in Units of Words

High Low
15 8 7 0
+0CH #00
+1CH #01
+2CH #02
+3CH #03
+4CH #03
+5CH #04
+6CH #05
Allocation with Allocated Words Minimized

High Low
15 8 7 0
+0CH #02 #00
+1CH #01
+2CH #03
+3CH #03
+4CH #05 #04
6. Slave Registration/Deletion
The following Scan List Wizard - Set Memory Block’s Start Word Window
will be displayed.
Specify the slave to be registered with the master and click the Next But-
ton.
The devices on the network are shown in the Registered Device List.
To cancel the registration of a device, click the following icon:
The user cannot go to the next step if no devices are registered.
7. The following Scan List Wizard-Allocated Result Window will be displayed
after remote I/O allocations have been made as specified.
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Click the Finish Button if the displayed details are OK. The Parameter Wiz-
ard will finish. The user can click the Back Button to return to the previous
window.
The displayed details will be set as device parameters.
8. When the Configurator is online, the following window will be displayed.
Click the Yes Button and edit the master parameters. Remote I/O commu-
nications according to the new settings will start.
Note Device parameters set with the Parameter Wizard can be edited by individu-
ally if necessary.
4-7 Master Parameter Editing Details (Tab Descriptions)

Device - Parameter - The user can individually edit allocations for remote I/O communications and
Edit make advanced settings, such as the communication cycle time and connec-
tion settings. Possible setting items vary with the master model.
The following description provides information on editing individual parame-
ters. Refer to 4-8 Manual I/O Allocations on page 84 and 4-9 Advanced Set-
tings (Connection, Communication Cycle Time, Slave Function Settings, Etc.)
on page 91 for further information on editing parameters manually.
To edit the parameters, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the device for which parameters are to be edited.

3. The Edit Device Parameters Window will be displayed.
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Note a) If the I/O size of the device displayed in the Network Configuration
Window does not coincide with the I/O data size of the device reg-
istered with the scan list, the following warning dialog will be dis-
played along with the Edit Device Parameters Window. In this
case, the I/O size in the scan list will take priority.
If an EDS file has not been installed in the slave, obtain the EDS
file and install it. Also, set the correct I/O size in all slaves that re-
quire changes in the I/O size.
b) If the slave device registered with the scan list has already been
registered with another master, the following warning will be dis-
played along with the Edit Device Parameters Window.
Revise the slaves registered in the scan list.
4-7-1 Edit Device Parameters on CS1W-DRM21/CJ1W-DRM21

Note When the CS1W-DRM21/CJ1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit is used, select the
device and then select Device, and Property and turn ON Enable Master
Function in the Properties Dialog Box.
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The following window will be displayed when the CS1W-DRM21/CJ1W-

DRM21 is selected.
The Edit Device Parameters Window consists of the following six tabs.
Tab Description
General Registers the device with the scan list and makes I/O allocations automatically.
I/O Allocation (OUT) Allocates the output data and sets the output memory block for the CPU Unit with the advanced
setup function.
I/O Allocation (IN) Allocates the input data and sets the input memory block in the CPU Unit with the advanced setup
function.
Communication Sets the communication cycle time.
Cycle Time
Slave Function Makes necessary settings that enable the slave function.
Message Timer Makes monitor timer settings for message communications (both explicit and FINS message
communications).
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General Tab of CS1W-DRM21/CJ1W-DRM21
Unregistered Device List
Device Register button
Device Unregister button
Automatic allocation as registered

An asterisk (*) appears when the slave
is registered to allow explicit message only.
Registered Device List
Register/Unregistered Button
Advanced Setup Button

Upload parameters Usable only when online.
Item Description
Unregistered Device Displays unregistered devices. Unregistered devices refer to slaves that are displayed in the
List Network Configuration Window but have not been registered with a master.
Registered Device Displays slaves that are presently registered with a master.
List
Device Register and By pressing this button, the selected device will move from the Unregistered Device
Unregister Buttons List to the Registered Device List.
By pressing this button, the device will move from the Registered Device List to the
Unregistered Device List.
Auto allocation as is Check this box when registering the slaves with the master in the Edit Device Parameters Window
registered so that the slaves will be allocated to an unused area in blocks of words in order of registration.
Register/ Click this button to unregister the I/O allocation of the selected slaves or to make the I/O
Unregistered Button reallocation of the slaves in the order of earlier addresses.
Advanced Setup Click this button to set the connections or display the device information.
Button
Upload Uploads the parameters of the network device online.
Download Downloads the parameters to the network device on line.
Compare Compares the parameters of the selected network device with the parameters stored in the
Configurator.
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4-7-2 Editing Device Parameters on CVM1-DRM21-V1 and

C200HW-DRM21-V1
The following window will be displayed when the CVM1-DRM21-V1 or
C200HW-DRM21-V1 DeviceNet Master Unit is selected.
The Edit Device Parameters Window consists of the following four tabs.
Tab Description
General Registers the device with the scan list and makes I/O allocations automatically.
I/O Allocation (OUT) Allocates the output data and sets the output memory block the CPU Unit with the advanced setup
function.
I/O Allocation (IN) Allocates the input data and sets the input memory block in the CPU Unit with the advanced setup
function.
Communication Sets the communication cycle time.
Cycle Time
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General Tab of CVM1-DRM21-V1 or C200HW-DRM21-V1
Unregistered Device List
Device Register button

Device Unregister button
Automatic allocation as registered

An asterisk (*) appears when the slave
is registered to allow explicit message only.
Allocate/Unallocated Button
Explicit Message Communication Only Button
Start Remote I/O Communication at Start-up

Upload parameters Usable only when online
Item Description
Unregistered Device Displays unregistered devices. Unregistered devices refer to slaves that are displayed in the
List Network Configuration Window but have not been registered with the master.
Registered Device Displays slaves that are presently registered with the master.
List
Device Register and By pressing this button, the selected device will move from the Unregistered Device
Unregister Buttons List to the Registered Device List.
By pressing this button, the device will move from the Registered Device List to the
Unregistered Device List.
Auto allocation as is Check this box when registering the slaves with the master in the Edit Device Parameters Window
registered so that the slaves will be allocated to an unoccupied area in blocks of words in order of
registration.
Allocate/Unallocated Click this button to unregister the I/O allocations or to make the I/O reallocations.
Button
Explicit Message Check this button to enable explicit message communications (transmission only) without remote
Communication Only I/O communications.
Button
Start Remote I/O Check this box to enable remote I/O communications automatically when the master starts up.
Communication at
Start-Up
Upload Uploads the parameters of the network device online.
Download Downloads the parameters to the network device on line.
Compare Compares the parameters of the selected network device with the parameters stored in the
Configurator.
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4-7-3 Canceling Slave Registration with the Master

Device - Parameter - Edit - General Tab - Register/Unregistered (Allocate/Unallocated) Button
Note This procedure is the same for the CS1W-DRM21, CJ1W-DRM21, CVM1-
DRM21-V1, and C200HW-DRM21-V1.
The General Tab is used to register slaves with the master or unregister
slaves.
To register or unregister a slave, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the slave to be registered or unregistered.

2. Click the Register or Unregister Button.
A unregistered slave will be displayed in the Unregistered Device List.
A registered slave will be displayed in the Registered Device List.
4-7-4 Automatic Allocation with Registration

Device - Parameter - Edit - General Tab - Auto allocation as is registered -
Register/Unregistered (Allocate/Unallocated) Button
DRM21-V1, and C200HW-DRM21-V1.
• If the Auto allocation as is registered Box is checked when the slaves are
registered with the master in the Edit Device Parameters Window, the I/O
allocation of the slaves will be made in units of words automatically in
order of registration. This checkbox will be enabled in the Edit Device
Parameters Window only. The automatic allocation of the slaves will be
made in units of words automatically in order of registration beginning
with the unoccupied area of block 1 of the corresponding memory block.
• It is possible to unregister the I/O allocation of the selected slaves or to
make the I/O reallocation of the slaves in the order of earlier addresses
anytime by clicking on Register/Unregistered Button. The advanced setup
function (explained later) will not be available is automatic allocation is
specified.
4-8 Manual I/O Allocations

Device - Parameter - Edit - I/O Allocation Tab
Manual I/O allocation is possible with no restrictions on node address order or
block size 1 or 2.
DRM21-V1, and C200HW-DRM21-V1. In the following setting example, the
CS1W-DRM21 is used.
4-8-1 I/O Allocation Tab Page

Make the following settings on the I/O Allocation Tab Page.
1,2,3... 1. I/O allocation of each OUT/IN memory block (1/2) to the I/O memory area
of the CPU Unit
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2. Click the I/O Allocation (OUT) or I/O Allocation (IN) Tab. The following
window will be displayed.
Automatically allocates I/O to selected slave.
Deletes I/O allocation to selected slave.

Display window to manually edit allocations.
Displays slave information.

Bytes: Word address and first bit address
Product names of allocated slaves
Memory block
Updates block 1.
Updates block 2.
Block 1 allocations Block 2 allocations
Item Description
Registered Device List Only devices with valid output or input data among all devices registered with the General Tab
will be displayed.
Auto Button Allocates in units of words the slaves selected from the Registered Device List to an
unoccupied area in the order of earlier addresses.
Delete Button Unregisters the I/O allocations of the selected slaves in the Registered Device List.
Edit Button Allows manual allocation through the Edit Window.
Information Button Displays slave information items (i.e., the allocation area and I/O comment data).
Memory Blocks Displays the allocation status of each slave (product name) of block 1 and block 2.
Ch Bit address where allocation starts. The first bit address will be displayed after the word
address.
Product Name Block 1 and block 2
Setup Button Sets the first address and first address size (i.e., the number of words) of block 1 or block 2.
Allocation Status of The block allocation status list displays the words of the CPU Unit and the
Blocks 1 and 2 product names of devices allocated in the respective areas of the CPU Unit.
The start bit and the word address for each device are indicated in the Ch col-
umn.
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Example:
3300:Bit00: Starts with bit 00 (LSB) of word 3300.
3300:Bit08: Starts with bit 08 (MSB) of word 3300.
Word address (Example 3300)

Example: Allocation starts with
First bit address (Bit00) bit 00 (LSB) of word 3300.
Product name of slave
Allocated the bytes beginning with bit 08

of word 3300. Therefore, the product
name for 3300:Bit08 is left blank.
No words in the CPU Unit will be displayed for any memory block that is
not in use.
4-8-2 Changing the First Address of Output/Input Block

Device - Parameter - Edit - I/O Allocation Tab - Setup Button
To change the output/input block allocation areas in the I/O memory of the
CPU Unit, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Click the Setup Button of the block to be changed.

2. The following window will be displayed.
3. Set the area, start word, and the number of words for the block.
The number of words to be displayed in a block by the Configurator is set
in the Words field. For the CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21, the maximum
number of words that can be allocated to one block is 500. For the
C200HW-DRM21-V1 and CVM1-DRM21-V1, the maximum number of
words that can be allocated to one block is 100.
The ranges that can be set are shown below.
• CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21
PLC model Data area Range
CS Series or CIO Area 0000 to 6143
CJ Series DM Area DM 0000 to DM 8191
Work Area WR 000 to WR 511
HR Area HR 000 to HR 511
EM Area EM 00000 to EM 32767
Banks 0 to 12 of the EM area can be used.
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• C200HW-DRM21-V1
C200HS IR/SR Area 000 to 511
LR Area LR 00 to LR 63
DM Area DM 0000 to DM 5999
C200HE-CPU11 IR/SR Area 000 to 511
C200HX/C200HG/ IR/SR Area 000 to 511
C200HE(-Z) other than the HR Area HR 00 to HR 99
above
• CVM1-DRM21-V1
CV500,CVM1-CPU01 IR/SR Area 0000 to 2555
CPU Bus Link Area G 000 to G 511
CV Series and CVM1 IR/SR Area 0000 to 2555
other than the above CPU Bus Link Area G 000 to G 511
Note a) Words refers to the number of words in the block displayed on the
Configurator. This value is not downloaded to the master.
b) If the occupied area of the block is less than 100 words when up-
loaded, Words will be set to 100 and displayed as such.
4. Click the OK Button. The memory block will be changed by clicking on OK.
If a device has already been allocated, it will be allocated to a new memory
block. If an area-over error occurs, however, the allocation of the device will
be canceled. Reallocate the device, if necessary.
4-8-3 Allocating I/O

Device - Parameter - Edit - I/O Allocation Tab
The following three methods are supported for I/O allocation.
1,2,3... 1. Manual Allocation through the Edit Window

Select the slave from the Registered Device List, click the Edit Button and
use the Edit Window to manually allocate the slave.
2. Drag-and-drop Allocation
Drag the slave from the Registered Device List and drop the slave at the
desired work position in the memory block.
3. Automatic Allocation
Select the slaves from the Registered Device List and click the Auto But-
ton. The slaves will be automatically allocated in units of words in the order
of earlier addresses. If the user has made connections settings in the Gen-
eral Tab with the advanced setup function, automatic allocation will not be
possible.
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Note The I/O data size of devices will be displayed in the Size column of
the Registered Device List as shown below if connections settings
have been made for the devices.
To allocate the I/O data on the left-hand side with the mouse, drag and drop
the I/O data with the left mouse button. To allocate the I/O data on the right-
hand side, drag and drop the I/O data with the right mouse button. If there
is only a single connection, use the left mouse button.
Manual Allocation I/O Allocation Tab - Edit Button
through the Edit Window To make allocations through the Edit Window, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the device to edit the I/O allocations of the device.
2. Click the Edit Button.
3. The following I/O Allocation Dialog Box will be displayed.
Specify block 1 or block 2, allocation word, start byte (LSB: Low or MSB:
High), and the number of allocated bytes.
Connections are specified in the General

tab with the advanced setup function.
Specify the first word to allocate and the number of allocated words. The
MSB (high) or LSB (low) position can be set for the first word to allocate.
The user must set the byte position to LSB if the number of bytes allocated
is 2 or more.
• Example: Device with 1 byte allocated in the LSB.
High Low
15 8 7 0
+0CH #00
+1CH
+2CH
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• Example: Device with 1 byte allocated in the MSB.
High Low
15 8 7 0
+0CH #00
+1CH
+2CH
4. Click the OK Button to start I/O allocation.

Drag and Drop Drag and Drop on I/O Allocation Tab
1,2,3... 1. Display the Memory Block List.

2. Select the slave from the Registered Device List.
3. Drag the slave to the first byte of the desired position.
Memory Block List

In the Memory Block List, the Ch column displays each byte address (the
word and first bit addresses). The Product Name column displays the product
name for the slave.
The # column of the Registered Device List displays the node address, the
Product Name column displays the product name of the slave, and the Size
column displays the number of allocated bytes for the slave. The Ch column
displays the first byte (the word and first bit addresses) of the slave allocated.
To unregister the allocations of slaves, select the slaves in the Registered
Device List, and click the Delete Button.
Note To register in units of words the slaves in the order of earlier address-
es, select the slaves in the Registered Device List, and click the Auto
Button.
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Automatic Allocation I/O Allocation Tab - Register/Unregistered (Allocate/Unallocated) Button

Note This procedure is the same for the CS1W-DRM21,
CJ1W-DRM21, CVM1-DRM21-V1, and C200HW-DRM21-V1.
• To allocate in units of words the selected slaves to an unoccupied area in
the order of earlier addresses, click the Auto Button.
• To unregister the allocations of the selected slaves, click the Delete But-
ton. The advanced setup function (to be explained later) is not possible
while automatic allocation is specified.
4-8-4 Slave Information

I/O Allocation Tab - Information Button
Device information on registered slaves, such as I/O comments, can be
checked with the I/O Allocation Tab Page. The I/O comment is set to the I/O
data of a slave by selecting Edit I/O Comment from the Device Menu.
To display information on the slave, use the following procedure.

2. Click the Information Button.
When the registered device is selected in the above window, the slave in-
formation will be refreshed to information on the selected device.
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Advanced Settings (Connection, Communication Cycle Time, Slave Function Settings, Etc.) Section 4-9
4-9 Advanced Settings (Connection, Communication Cycle

Time, Slave Function Settings, Etc.)
The following description provides information on the connection, device infor-
mation display and check, communication cycle time, message timer, and
slave function settings.
4-9-1 Advanced Settings

Select Device, Parameter, Edit, and the General Tab. Select the slave and
click the Advanced Setup Button.
Make advanced setup settings (such as device information display/compare
and connections settings) for remote I/O communications.
Note These settings are supported for the CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21 only.
Device Information Device Information Tab
Display/Compare
The following settings make it possible to display or compare device informa-
Settings
tion on slaves.
Use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the slave from the Registered Device List.

2. Click the Advanced Setup Button.
Click the Device Information Tab.
The device information on the

selected slave will be displayed.
If these boxes are checked, the device

information will be compared with the
corresponding data in the scan list
during remote I/O communication. If
the information does not coincide with
the data, a verify error will result.
The device information (consisting of vendor, device type, and product

code data) on the selected slave is displayed.
By checking the above boxes, the device information will be compared with
the corresponding data in the scan list when I/O communication connec-
tions are established.
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Connections Connection Tab

When the user specifies the connections for remote I/O communications, up
to two connections can be set for each slave.
Use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Select the slave in the Registered Device List.

2. Click the Advanced Setup Button.
Click the Connection Tab.
Automatic connections are set by default.

To specify the connections, use the following procedures.
1,2,3... 1. Select User Setup.

Possible connections are ready for selection.
2. Select the connections.
Up to two connections can be selected.
Note Both COS and Cyclic cannot be specified at the same time.
3. Set the connection path as needed.
4. Set the COS/Cyclic heard beat timer.
An asterisk (*) will be displayed in the C column at the right edge of the
Registered Device List. If the connections of a device already allocated
with I/O are changed, the previous I/O allocations will be canceled. Make
the I/O allocations again.
Note 1. Both COS and Cyclic settings cannot be made at the same time.
2. If Poll and COS settings or Poll and Cyclic settings are used in combina-
tion, check that the output settings of the both connections are the same.
3. The automatic allocation function is not possible for devices if the user al-
ready made connections settings for the devices with the advanced setup.
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Unregister and register the devices so that the automatic allocation func-
tion will be available for the devices.
4-9-2 Communication Cycle Time Settings

Device - Parameter - Edit - Communication Cycle Time Tab
Note This procedure is the same for the CS1W-DRM21,
CJ1W-DRM21, CVM1-DRM21-V1, and C200HW-DRM21-V1.
It is possible to set the communication cycle time on the Communication
Cycle Time Tab Page. Furthermore, it is possible to check the present com-
munication time calculated from the registered device information.
The following window will be displayed by clicking on the Communication
Cycle Time Tab.
Set the communication cycle time between 1 and 500 ms. To set the commu-
nication cycle time automatically, click the Default Setup Button or set the
communication cycle time to 0 ms.
The communication cycle time set will be automatically calculated and dis-
played according to the registered device information and the baud rate.
Note Communication cycle time refers to the required time of remote I/O communi-
cations between the master and a slave. Communication cycle time settings
properly made will prevent the fluctuation of the time of remote I/O communi-
cations with the slave. Furthermore, by setting the communication cycle time
to a larger value, the prolonged processing operation of the slave will not be
treated as a communications error. If the actual remote I/O communications
time is shorter than the set communication cycle time, the remote I/O commu-
nications will keep pace with the communication cycle time. If actual I/O com-
munications take longer than the set communication cycle time, the I/O
communications will be continued regardless of the set communication cycle
time.
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4-9-3 Setting Message Timers

Device - Parameter - Edit - Message Timer Tab
Note This procedure is supported by the CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21 only.
A message timer is by default set to 2 s (2000 ms). They can be set 1-ms
increments to between 500 and 30,000 ms.
To change a message timer value, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Double-click the node address (#) or select the node address and click the
Edit Button. The following dialog box will be displayed.
2. Set the value and click the OK Button.

Note To set the same value for all the devices, select the node addresses
and click the Copy to All Device Button.
Note The message timer is used to monitor the time of message communications
(explicit message communications time and FINS message communications
time). The message timer can be set for each destination device indepen-
dently. If the response of a destination device is slow, the timer value must be
set to a larger value. The response may be slow for multilevel FINS message
communications. The next message cannot be sent to the same device until
the response is returned. The DeviceNet master monitors the time-out period
of the message with this timer. The CPU Unit, however, is responsible for
monitoring the response time with the CMND, SEND, and RECV instructions.
Therefore, it is meaningless if only the timer value or monitor time is changed
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for the CMND, SEND, RECV instructions. Set the response monitor time with
the CMND, SEND, and RECV instructions to a value larger than the timer
value. Set both of them to larger values but the value of response monitor time
must be still longer than the timer value if a time-out error occurs frequently.
4-9-4 Slave Function Settings

Device - Parameter - Edit - Slave Function Tab
Note This procedure is supported for the CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21 only.
The slave function is enabled through settings made in the Slave Function
Tab.
Note To enable the slave function with the CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21, select
the device first, and then select Device – Property, and select Enable slave
Function in the CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21 Properties Dialog Box.
To set the slave function, use the following procedure.
1,2,3... 1. Click the Slave Function Tab.
2. Specify the connections.

Automatic settings are by default set. If the user specifies the connections,
click the User Setup Button.
3. Set the output and input areas used for remote I/O communications.
Set each area type for IN (the slave to the master) and OUT (the master to
the slave), start words, and allocated sizes.
If the user’s connections settings are used, make all connections settings.
Up to two connections can be set.
Note 1. Both COS and Cyclic settings cannot be made at the same time.
2. If Poll and COS settings or Poll and Cyclic settings are used in combina-
tion, check that the OUT settings of the both connections are the same.
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Creating and Editing I/O Comments Section 4-10
4-9-5 Setting/Canceling Explicit Message Communications

Device - Parameter - Edit - General Tab - Explicit Message Communications Box
Note This procedure is supported for the CVM1-DRM21-V1 and
C200HW-DRM21-V1 only.
Specify whether or not to enable explicit message communications (transmis-
sions only) without remote I/O communications. Check the box to enable
explicit message communications only.
Note For the CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21, slaves with explicit message com-
munications only do not have to be registered. Explicit message communica-
tions is possible regardless of the scan list registration.
4-9-6 Starting Remote I/O Communications

Device - Parameter - Edit - General Tab - Start Remote I/O Communication at Start-Up Box
Note This procedure is supported for the CVM1-DRM21-V1 and
C200HW-DRM21-V1 only.
Specify whether or not to enable remote I/O communications automatically.
Check the box to start remote I/O communications automatically when the
master is started.
Note For the CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21, remote I/O communications upon
start-up can be disabled by disabling the master function.
Select Device, then select the Unit Function Tab of the Property Window,
and remove the check mark from Enable Master Function.
4-10 Creating and Editing I/O Comments

Device - Edit I/O Comment The Configurator can be used to add comments to I/O data of slaves.
The I/O comments can be checked while making I/O allocations to the master.
Note No I/O comments can be created or edited for a device if the device
is not designed to have I/O data.
To edit I/O comments, use the following procedures.

2. Select Device and Edit I/O Comment (or select the slave, click the right
mouse button, and select Edit I/O Comment).
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Creating and Editing I/O Comments Section 4-10
An I/O comment can be created for each connection supported by the de-
vice. If areas have been already allocated to the master, they will be dis-
played.
Note a) If an area is not allocated to a master, the display will show 0000,
the default area.
b) Edited I/O comments can be exported in the CSV format by se-
lecting Export and I/O Comment List. Refer to 6-5 Exporting Data
Created in Configurator. Part of I/O comment data exported in the
CSV format can be opened in spreadsheet software and used for
CX-Programmer variable tables.
3. Select the bit where the I/O comment should be set and press the Enter
Key (or click the bit position).
Data can be input into the comment area as shown below.
4. Input the comment and press the Enter Key.
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To cancel the input, press the ESC Key.

5. Set all comments and click the OK Button.
4-11 Displaying Device Properties

Device - Property This section explains device information on network devices.
Device properties are classified into those common to all devices and those
inherent to each device.
To display the device properties, use the following procedure.
2. Select Device and Property.
3. The Property Window will be displayed.
4-11-1 Property Window Common to All Devices

The following window will be displayed for device properties.
This Window has the name of the vendor of the device and the device type.
By clicking the Change Icon Button, the icons displayed by the Configurator
can be customized.
To change the icon to standard ones, click the Default Icon Button.
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4-11-2 I/O Information Inherent to Each Slave Device

The following I/O Information Tab Page will be displayed.
Supported I/O connection information defined by the EDS file will be dis-
played as slave I/O information properties. If the I/O allocations are made to
another master, the I/O allocation information will be displayed together.
The following icon will be displayed next to I/O connection information items
registered as default I/O connections in the EDS file.
If there is no EDS file or the slave’s I/O size is variable, the I/O size can be
changed using the following procedure.
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1,2,3... 1. Click the Edit Button. The Edit I/O Size Dialog Box will be displayed.
2. Select the default connection typed.

The size of each connection can be set by selecting Poll, Bit-Strobe, COS,
or Cyclic.
Obtaining I/O Size When connecting the Configurator to a network that is already operating, for
Information from the example using OMRON Master Units with fixed allocation, the slave I/O size
Master Scan List can be obtained from the master scan list for use in setting.
However, this is possible only with OMRON masters. Also, the slave I/O size
cannot be obtained from the slave function of the CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-
DRM21.
Use the following procedure to obtain the I/O size from a master scan list.
3. Click the Get I/O Size from the Scanlist Button.
Parameter Auto Update The function to automatically update the I/O size registered on the master
when I/O Size Changed scan list when the I/O size is changed can be switched on or off.
To automatically update the I/O size registered on the master scan list, select
Option and Parameter Auto Update When I/O Size Changed.
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When this function is enabled, the mark will be displayed in the menu. The
default is set to not automatically update.
Note If the function to automatically update the I/O size is enabled and there is no
EDS file, some operations will cause the I/O size in the master scan list to be
updated to zero. For this reason, the function to automatically update the I/O
size should normally be disabled.
4-11-3 Information for Master

OMRON’s CVM1-DRM21-V1, C200HW-DRM21-V1, CS1W-DRM21 and
CJ1W-DRM21 have an Master I/O Information Tab Page and PLC Information
Tab Page.
CS1W-DRM21 and CJ1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit

Master I/O Information
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The following master I/O information will be displayed.

Item Description
I/O Communication Register Counts The number of devices registered as remote I/O communications devices in the
scan list.
OUT/IN Allocated Words The number of allocated words including the unused words from the first memory
block set in the scan list.
OUT/IN Bits The number of actual I/O bits for remote I/O communications devices.
Communication Cycle Time The communication cycle time based on the device information in the scan list. If
the user has set the communication cycle time, the user’s set value will be
displayed.
PLC Information
The name of the PLC model in use and the unit number of the master will be
displayed as PLC Information. The operating mode of the PLC will be dis-
played online. To change the PLC mode, click the Change Button.
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CVM1-DRM21-V1 and C200HW-DRM21-V1

Master I/O Information
The following master I/O information will be displayed.

Item Description
I/O Communication Register Counts The number of devices registered as remote I/O communications devices in the
scan list.
Message Communication Register The number of devices registered as message communications devices with the
Counts scan list.
OUT/IN Allocated Words The number of allocated words including the unused words from the first memory
block set in the scan list.
OUT/IN Bits The number of actual I/O bits for remote I/O communications devices.
Communication Cycle Time The communication cycle time based on the device information in the scan list. If
the user has set the communication cycle time, the user’s set value will be dis-
played.
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PLC Information
The name of the PLC model in use and the unit number of the master as PLC
Information will be displayed. To change the PLC model, click the Change
Unit Button. If the network configuration is read from the actual network, the
PLC model cannot be changed.
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SECTION 5
Online Operation
This section explains the online operation of the DeviceNet Configurator, such as data downloading to or uploading from
devices and device monitoring.
5-1 Switching between Online and Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

5-1-1 Specifying the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
5-1-2 Going Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
5-1-3 Going Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
5-2 Downloading the Network Configuration/Device Parameters to Devices . . . 108
5-2-1 Downloading the Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5-2-2 Downloading Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
5-2-3 Resetting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
5-3 Uploading and Verifying Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
5-3-1 Uploading the Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
5-3-2 Uploading Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
5-3-3 Verifying the Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
5-3-4 Verifying Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
5-4 Monitoring Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
5-4-1 Setting Monitor Refresh Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
5-4-2 Monitoring Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Switching between Online and Offline Section 5-1
5-1 Switching between Online and Offline

This section explains how to connect the Configurator to the DeviceNet net-
work.
The Configurator can be connected to the actual DeviceNet network, thus
making it possible to exchange data with the devices on the network and mon-
itor the operation of the devices online.
Note Online connections must be implemented together with the selection of the
interface. Refer to 3-3-2 Designating the Interface.
5-1-1 Specifying the Interface

Option - Select Interface The following procedure is not required if the interface has already been spec-
ified. If the interface has not been specified, use the following procedure to
select the interface.
The interface specified in the following procedure will be saved. The same
interface will be selected the next time the Configurator is started.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Option and Select Interface.

There will be a check mark on the current interface selection.
2. Select the interface from the menu.
• Check DeviceNet IF Card if the dedicated Board or Card is used.
• Check SYSMAC CS/CJ IF Port if a serial connection is used.
• Check SYSMAC CS/CJ Ethernet Unit IF if an Ethernet connection is
used.
Note The interface cannot be changed if the Configurator is online. Select Network
and Disconnect to change the interface offline.
5-1-2 Going Online

Network - Connect
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Network and Connect.
The window corresponding to the interface designated for connection will
be displayed.
DeviceNet IF Card
2. If DeviceNet IF Card is specified, the following DeviceNet window will be
displayed.
3. Select the DeviceNet Card and click the OK Button.
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The following Setup Interface Dialog Box will be displayed.

A confirmation window will be displayed. Click the OK Button.
The DeviceNet network will be connected.
When the network is connected normally online, the color of the status in-
dicator on the Status Bar will change to blue and Online will be displayed.
SYSMAC CS/CJ IF Port (Continued from step 1 above.)
2. If SYSMAC CS/CJ IF Port is specified as the interface, the Setup Interface
Dialog Box will be displayed.
Refer to Selecting SYSMAC CS/CJ IF Port in 3-3-2 Designating the Inter-

face for each setting item.
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Downloading the Network Configuration/Device Parameters to Devices Section 5-2
Refer to the SYSMAC CS/CJ-series Operation Manual for each setting

item.
SYSMAC CS/CJ Ethernet (Continued from step 1 above.)
Unit IF Port
2. If SYSMAC CS/CJ Ethernet Unit IF Port is specified as the interface, the
Setup Interface Dialog Box will be displayed.
Refer to Selecting SYSMAC CS/CJ Ethernet Unit IF in 3-3-2 Designating

the Interface for each setting item.
5-1-3 Going Offline

Network - Disconnect Use the following procedure to set the Configurator to offline.
Select Network and Disconnect.
The DeviceNet network will be disconnected.
5-2 Downloading the Network Configuration/Device

Parameters to Devices
This section explains how to write the master and slave parameters that were
created on the Configurator to the actual network devices. This process is
called “downloading.”
The following two methods are used to write parameters to network devices.
• Downloading the network configuration
• Downloading parameters for specific devices
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5-2-1 Downloading the Network Configuration

Network - Download The network configuration download function makes it possible to write and
reset the device parameters in the order of node addresses, and enable the
new settings.
Note When downloading the network configuration, each of the devices is reset. If
the Master Unit is reset first, it may cause errors in writing parameters to the
subsequent slaves. For that reason, this method (downloading the network
configuration) should be used only when the Master Unit has been given the
highest address.
To download the network configuration, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Place the Configurator online.

2. Select Network and Download.
The following conformation window will be displayed.
3. Click the Yes Button.

The following progress window will be displayed and the downloading of
the network configuration will be started.
Note 1. The downloading can be canceled by clicking the Abort Button.

2. If an error occurs while the network configuration is downloaded, the fol-
lowing confirmation window will be displayed.
Click the Continue Button to continue the process. Click the Abort Button
to cancel the process.
The downloading of the network configuration will be automatically contin-
ued if the user does not click the Abort Button for 15 s after the above win-
dow is displayed.
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The following window with information on device errors or missing devices

will be displayed after the network configuration has been downloaded.
The new settings will be valid when the network configuration is download-
ed properly.
Note 1. Because the devices are reset in order, communications errors will tempo-
rarily occur in the master and slaves. For this reason, do not download the
network configuration while the master-side PLC (CPU Unit) is operating.
2. Parameters cannot be downloaded to the master unless the CPU Unit is in
Program Mode. If the message Device state conflict. Going to change PLC
Mode. OK? is displayed, check the operation mode of the CPU Unit.
5-2-2 Downloading Device Parameters

Device parameters are downloaded through the Network Configuration Win-
dow or Edit Device Parameters Window.
Note 1. Downloaded device parameters will be valid only after the devices are re-
set unless they are the OMRON CVM1-DRM21-V1, C200HW-DRM21-V1,
CS1W-DRM21, or CJ1W-DRM21.
2. The parameters in the Configurator will differ from the actual parameters if
the No Button is clicked to quit the Edit Device Parameters Window after
the parameters have been downloaded.
Downloading Parameters Device - Parameter - Edit - Download
through the Edit Device
To download the parameters through the Edit Device Parameters Window,
Parameters Window
use the following procedure.
2. Select the device.
4. Click the Download Button.
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5. The following confirmation window will be displayed.

The progress window will be displayed while the parameters are being
downloaded.
Note When downloading parameters with the Edit Device Parameters Window, the
following dialog box will appear if the operation mode of the CPU Unit is set to
anything other than Program Mode.
Click the Yes Button, to change the operation mode of the CPU Unit and start
downloading.
After downloading, this dialog box makes it possible to return to the original
operation mode.
Downloading through the Device - Parameter - Download
Network Configuration
Window To download the parameters through the Network Configuration Window, use

2. Select the device or devices.
3. Select Device, Parameter, and Download.
The following confirmation window will be displayed.
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The following progress window will be displayed and the downloading of

the parameters will start.
To cancel the downloading, click the Abort Button.

The following confirmation window will be displayed if there is an error
while the parameters are downloaded.
Click the Continue Button to continue the process. Click the Abort Button
to cancel the process.
The downloading of the network configuration will be automatically contin-
ued if the user does not click the Abort Button for 15 s after the above win-
dow is displayed.
The following window with information on device errors or missing devices
will be displayed after the parameters have been downloaded.
Note Parameters cannot be downloaded to the master through the Network Config-
uration Window unless the CPU Unit is in Program Mode. If the message
Device state conflict. Going to change PLC Mode. OK? is displayed, check
the operation mode of the CPU Unit.
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5-2-3 Resetting the Device

Device - Reset To enable the new settings, use the following procedure to reset the network
device.

2. Select the device in the Network Configuration Window.
3. Select Device and Reset.

The progress window will be displayed and the devices will be reset.
The new settings will be valid after the devices have been reset.
Note When the devices are reset, communications errors will temporarily occur. For
this reason, do not reset the devices while the master-side PLC (CPU Unit) is
operating
5-3 Uploading and Verifying Device Parameters

Uploading device parameters refers to writing the parameters from the actual
network devices to the virtual network in the Configurator. Verifying device
parameters refers to comparing the parameters in the actual network devices
with those in the Configurator.
This section explains how to do both of these operations.
Note When the network configuration is uploaded, the parameters for each device
will all be read.
5-3-1 Uploading the Network Configuration

Network - Upload To read the actual network configuration, use the following procedure.

2. Select Network and Upload.
The uploading of the network configuration will start and the following
progress window will be displayed.
The uploading can be canceled by clicking the Abort Button.
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3. Uploaded devices will be displayed in sequence in the Network Configura-

tion Window.
5-3-2 Uploading Device Parameters

The following two methods can be used to read parameters from network
devices.
• Reading parameters from the selected network devices
• Reading parameters from the Edit Device Parameters Window
Using Network Device - Parameter - Upload
Configuration Window To upload the parameters through the Network Configuration Window, use the
following procedure.

3. Select Device, Parameter, and Upload.

The progress window will be displayed and the parameters will be upload-
ed.
Using Parameter Edit Device - Parameter - Edit - Upload Button
Window To upload the parameters through the Edit Device Parameters Window, use
4. Click the Upload Button.

The progress window will be displayed and the parameters will be upload-
ed.
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Note The uploaded parameters will be discarded if the No Button is clicked to quit
the Edit Device Parameters Window after the parameters have been
uploaded.
5-3-3 Verifying the Network Configuration

Use the following procedure to compare the actual network configuration with
the network configuration created on the Configurator.
1, 2, 3... 1. Place the Configurator online

2. Select Network and Compare.
The progress window will be displayed and the comparison will begin.
3. If there are any comparison errors, the following window with the details of
the errors will be displayed.
Note This function compares only the network configurations. It does not compare
the parameters of each device.
5-3-4 Verifying Device Parameters

The following two methods can be used to compare the parameters of net-
work devices for verification with corresponding parameters in the Configura-
tor.
• Comparing the parameters of devices selected from the Network Configu-
ration Window
• Comparing the parameters through the Edit Device Parameters Window
Using the Network Device - Parameter - Compare
Configuration Window To compare the parameters through the Network Configuration Window, use
3. Select Device, Parameter, and Compare.
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The progress window will be displayed and the parameters will be com-
pared for verification.
If there are any comparison errors, the following window with the details of
the errors will be displayed.
Using the Edit Device Device - Parameter - Edit-Compare Button

Parameters Window
To compare the parameters through the Edit Device Parameters Window, use

3. Edit Device, Parameter, and Edit.
4. Click the Compare Button.
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Monitoring Devices Section 5-4
5. The following confirmation window will be displayed.

The progress window will be displayed and the comparison results will be
displayed.
5-4 Monitoring Devices

The following description explains how to use monitor the device or communi-
cations.
Note The device to be monitored through the Network Configuration Window must
exist on the actual network. Before monitoring the status of the monitor,
upload the network configuration.
5-4-1 Setting Monitor Refresh Timer

Option - Setup Monitor Refresh Timer
Set the interval to refresh the device monitor display. This setting will be
applied to the monitoring of any network device.
Note If the refresh timer is set to too small a value, the DeviceNet network
will be overloaded and the Configurator may experience timeout er-
ror (device access error).
To set the monitor refresh timer, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Option and Setup Monitor Refresh Timer.

2. Select the new timer value and click the OK Button.

The set value will be enabled for the next device monitor operation.
5-4-2 Monitoring Devices

Device - Monitor To monitor the device, use the following procedure.

3. Select Device and Monitor.
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A monitor window for the device will be displayed.

Note a) A Slave can be monitored only if the slave has parameters that
can be monitored in the EDS file.
b) Monitor cannot be selected if the device selected has no monitor-
ing function.
4. To quit the monitor function, click the Close Button.
CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W- The monitor window for the CS1W-DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21 makes it possi-
DRM21 DeviceNet Unit ble to monitor the following items.
Tab Monitor item
Status Status of the master and slaves
Unit Status Status of the functions of the Unit
Communication Cycle Communication cycle time
Time
Error History Error history
Status Tab
The Status Tab Page displays the status of the master and slaves in remote I/
O communications.
Master status
Starts remote I/O

communications.
Stops remote I/O

communications.
Slave status
Detailed slave status
Node address for de-

tailed slave status
Remote I/O communications between the master and slaves can be started or
stopped by clicking the Start Remote I/O Communication or Stop Remote
I/O Communication Button.
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The slave status indicators change according to the status of the slaves as
shown below.
Indicator Status
Gray Device not registered
Green I/O communications stopped
Blue In normal communications
Red Communications error
To monitor the detailed status of another slave device, select the correspond-
ing node address.
Unit Status Tab
The Unit Status Tab Page displays the status of the Unit, master, and slave
functions.
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Communication Cycle Time Tab

The Communication Cycle Time Tab Page displays the present, maximum,
and minimum values of communication cycle time.
The maximum or minimum value can be cleared by clicking the Clear Button.
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Error History Tab

The Error History Tab Page displays the error history recorded in the master.
The following error history items will be displayed.

Item Description
Time of Error The time the error occurred.
Error Information Error code
Detailed Information Detailed error information
Content Contents of error
To refresh the display, click the Update Button.

To clear the error history from the master, click the Clear Button.
To save the file in CSV file format, click the Save Button.
CVM1-DRM21-V1 or The monitor window of the CVM1-DRM21-V1 or C200HW-DRM21-V1 makes
C200HW-DRM21-V1 it possible to monitor the following items.
Tab Monitor item
Status Status of the master and slaves
Communication Cycle Time Communication cycle time
Error history Error history
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Status Tab
The Status Tab Page displays the status of the master and slaves in remote I/
O communications.
Master status
Starts remote I/O

communications.
Stops remote I/O

communications.
Slave status
Detailed slave status
Node address for

detailed slave status
Remote I/O communications between the master and slaves can be started or
stopped by clicking the Start Remote I/O Communication or Stop Remote
I/O Communication Button.
The slave status indicators change according to the status of the slave as
shown below.
Indicator Status
Gray Device not registered
Blue In normal communications
Red Communications error
To monitor the detailed status of another slave device, select the correspond-
ing node address.
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Communication Cycle Time Tab

The Communication Cycle Time Tab Page displays the present, maximum,
and minimum values of communication cycle time.
The maximum or minimum value can be cleared by clicking the Clear Button.
Error History Tab
The Error History Tab Page displays the error history recorded in the master.
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The following error history items will be displayed.

Item Description
Time of Error The time the error occurred.
Error Information Error code
Detailed Information Detailed error information
Content Contents of error
To refresh the display, click the Update Button.

To clear the error history from the master, click the Clear Button.
To save the file in CSV file format, click the Save Button.
Slaves Devices can be monitored if the parameters of the devices are specified in
EDS files to allow monitoring.
Some OMRON Slaves provide detailed monitoring windows. Refer to the

manual for the specific Slave for details.
MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL
The monitor window of the DRT1-COM makes it possible to monitor the status
and configuration.
The configuration indicates the connected I/O Units. I/O Units with errors will
be indicated in red.
Fiber Amplifier Communications Unit
With the E3X-DRT21 Fiber Amplifier Communications Unit, the following win-
dow makes it possible to monitor the status of connected sensors.
Smart Slaves: Digital I/O Units
Unit status and maintenance information can be monitored in the Smart Slave
Monitoring Window.
Smart Slaves: Analog I/O Units
Unit status and maintenance information can be monitored in the Smart Slave
Monitoring Window.
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E5ZN Temperature Controller DeviceNet Communications Unit

Unit status and the status of the connected Temperature Controller can be
monitored.
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SECTION 6
Manipulating Files
This section provides information on manipulating files, including saving and reading procedures.
6-1 Saving and Reading Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

6-1-1 Saving Network Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
6-1-2 Reading Network Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
6-1-3 Saving Device Parameter Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
6-1-4 Reading Device Parameter Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6-2 EDS File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6-2-1 Installing EDS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6-2-2 Creating EDS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
6-2-3 Deleting EDS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
6-2-4 Saving EDS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
6-2-5 Searching EDS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
6-2-6 Displaying EDS File Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
6-3 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6-4 Using General-purpose Tools to Set Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6-4-1 Setting Device Parameters with Class Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6-4-2 Setting Node Addresses and Baud Rates through the Network . . . . 136
6-5 Exporting Data Created in Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6-5-1 Exporting the Network Configuration List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6-5-2 Exporting I/O Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6-5-3 Exporting Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
6-6 Importing Files Created in Version 1 of the Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
6-6-1 Importing Network Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
6-6-2 Importing Device Parameter Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
6-7 Optional Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
6-7-1 Installing Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
6-7-2 Adding Vendors and Device Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Saving and Reading Files Section 6-1
6-1 Saving and Reading Files

This section explains the network configuration of the Configurator and how to
save or read device parameter files.
Note By saving the network configuration or device parameters in files, the
device parameters can be read and set to new devices that will re-
place faulty devices, to make it easier to restore the network config-
uration.
The following files can be saved or read.
Network configuration A parameter file for all devices (master .npf
files and slaves) on a single virtual network in the
Network Configuration Window
Device parameter files Details of the parameters for each device .dvf
(master or slave)
6-1-1 Saving Network Configuration Files

Network - Save (or Save As)
To save the Network Configuration in the Configurator, use the following pro-
cedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Network.

2. Select Save (or Save As).
The first time Save is selected, a dialog box will be displayed to specify the
file name. If the file has been saved before, the file will be saved immedi-
ately, overwriting the previously saved file.
If Save as is selected, a dialog box will be displayed to specify the file
name.
3. Input the file name and click the OK Button to save the network configura-
tion.
Note When the network configuration is saved, the parameters of the reg-
istered devices on the network will be saved simultaneously.
6-1-2 Reading Network Configuration Files

Network - Open To read the network configuration file, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Network.

2. Select Open.
A window to specify the network configuration file will be displayed.
3. Input the file name and click the Open Button.
If the displayed network configuration file has not been saved yet, a confir-
mation window will be displayed; click the Yes Button.
6-1-3 Saving Device Parameter Files

Device - Parameter - Save To save the parameters of the device, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select the device.

2. Select Device, Parameter, and Save.
A window to specify the name of the folder in which to save the parameters
and the name of the parameter file will be displayed.
3. Input the folder and file names and click the Save Button. The parameters
will be saved in the file.
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6-1-4 Reading Device Parameter Files

Device - Parameter - Open
To load the parameters of the device, use the following procedure.

2. Select Device, Parameter, and Open.
A window to specify the file name of the device parameters to be read will
be displayed.
If the device parameters have been modified, a confirmation window will
be displayed. Click the Yes Button.
6-2 EDS File Management

This section explains the EDS file management function of the Configurator.
6-2-1 Installing EDS Files

EDS File - Install The Configurator will support new devices if proper EDS files are installed. To
install the EDS file, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select EDS File and Install.

The device information will be displayed on the bottom of the window when
the EDS file is selected.
2. Select the EDS file to be installed and click the Open Button.
The EDS file will be added to the Hardware List.
If the EDS file already exists, the new EDS file will overwrite the previous
one.
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If the EDS files are different to each other in version, the new EDS file will
be added to the Hardware List as shown below.
6-2-2 Creating EDS Files

EDS File - Create The EDS files are required by the Configurator to create a network configura-
tion. To create a EDS file, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select EDS File and Create.

2. Set the device information and I/O information.

The device information can be obtained from the device on the network if
the network is online.
3. To read the information, click the Upload from Device Button. The follow-
ing window will be displayed.
4. Set the node address of the device and click the OK Button.
For the I/O connections and I/O size of the device, refer to the operation
manual of the device.
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The device will be added to the Hardware List.

Note Device parameters cannot be set with the EDS file creation function
of the Configurator. Obtain a proper EDS file from the manufacturer
of the device to make device parameter settings for the device.
6-2-3 Deleting EDS Files

EDS File - Delete
To delete the EDS file, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select the device from the Hardware List.

2. Select EDS File and Delete.

The device will be deleted from the Hardware List together with the EDS
file.
6-2-4 Saving EDS Files

EDS File - Save To save the EDS file, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select the device from the Hardware List.

2. Select EDS file and Save.
The following window will be displayed to specify the name of the folder
where the EDS file will be saved and the name of the EDS file.
3. Input the folder and file names and click the Save Button The EDS file will
be saved.
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6-2-5 Searching EDS Files

EDS File - Search To search the device (EDS file) displayed in the Hardware List, use the follow-
ing procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select the EDS File and Search.

2. Input the character string and click the Find Next Button
The cursor will move to the position of the corresponding device closest to
the present cursor.
3. To quit the search operation, click the Cancel Button
Note a) The device will be found if it is located below the present cursor
position.
b) Select Hardware in the Hardware List before using the above pro-
cedure to search all the devices.
6-2-6 Displaying EDS File Properties

EDS File - Property To display the properties of the EDS file, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select the hardware (device) from the Hardware List.

2. Select EDS File and Property.
The time and date of the creation of the EDS file will be displayed along
with device information on the file.
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6-3 Printing
Network - Print The following description explains how to print the device parameters of the
network configuration or I/O comment data presently displayed.
To print them, use the following procedures.
1, 2, 3... 1. To print a partial list of device parameters, select the desired devices.
2. Select Network and Print.
3. Select the devices from the following ones.

All devices: The device parameter or I/O comment data of all the
devices of the network configuration will be printed.
Selected devices: Only the device parameter or I/O comment data of the
selected devices will be printed.
Both items cannot be selected.
4. Select the printing items from the following ones.
Device parameters: The device parameter data will be printed.
I/O comment: The I/O comment data of the devices will be printed.
Both items cannot be selected.
5. If necessary, click the Property Button to change the printer settings. The
printer settings depend on the printer being used.
6. Click the OK Button to print the parameters or I/O comment data.
When the I/O comment data is selected, the data on the following devices
will be printed.
Device type I/O comment data
Master device Master I/O comment data, if it exists or the I/O comment data of the devices registered in the
scan list will be printed. If the registered slave devices support a number of connections, the
I/O comment data on the connection used by the master will be printed.
Slave devices Slave I/O comment data. If the Slave devices support a number of connections, the I/O com-
ment data on all devices including those not registered with the master will be printed.
6-4 Using General-purpose Tools to Set Devices

This section explains how to set the device parameters with no corresponding
EDS files or set the node addresses or baud rates through the network.
6-4-1 Setting Device Parameters with Class Instances

Tools - Setup Parameters
Device parameters for devices that have no corresponding EDS files can be
set by specifying the following items.
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• Service code
• Class (object class), instance (class instance) and attribute (instance
attribute)
Before setting the device parameters, it is also necessary to obtain the data
setting information on attributes other than the above from the manufacturer
of the device.
Unless all the information is known, the device parameters cannot be set.
Use the following procedure to set the device parameters.

2. Select Tools and Setup Parameters.
3. Set the Target Node Address to the node address of the device.
4. Designate the service.
There are two ways to designate the service code, using the generic ser-
vice code defined by DeviceNet or designating it directly. To use the gener-
ic service code defined by DeviceNet, check the Generic option, then
select the desired service from the drop-down list. To designate the service
code directly, check the Custom option, then input the service code in a
HEX format string.
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Designating the Generic Service Code Defined by DeviceNet
Designating the Service Code Directly
5. Designate the class and instance parameters for reading and writing data.
6. Input the data corresponding to the designated service.
7. After all of the items have been input, click the Send Button. The device
response will be displayed in the Result area.
8. Click the Close Button to quit device parameter setting. This completes the
device parameter setting.
1, 2, 3... 1. Parameter reading example

a) Check the Generic option in Service, then select Get Attribute Single
from the drop-down list.
b) Designate the class and instance of the parameter to be read.
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c) Input Data Area for the Attribute of the parameter to be read.

d) Click the Send Button. The value that was read will be displayed in the
Result area.
2. Parameter setting example
a) Check the Generic option in Service, then select Set Attribute Single
from the drop-down list.
b) Designate the class and instance of the parameter to be set.
c) Input Data Area for the Attribute of the parameter to be set.
d) Input the attribute followed by the value to be set for the parameter in
the Data area.
e) Click the Send Button.
6-4-2 Setting Node Addresses and Baud Rates through the Network
Tools - Setup Node Address/Baud Rate
To set the node address and baud rate for the device through the network,
use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Set the DeviceNet network so that only the objective device and the Con-
figurator are in operation on the network. Refer to the operation manual of
the device for the factory-set node address and baud rate of the device.
Connect the Configurator to the network at the same baud date.
2. Place the Configurator online.
3. Select Tools and Setup Node Address/Baud Rate.
4. Set the Target Node Address to the present node address of the objective
device.
5. To change the node address, set the New Node Address to the new node
address and click the Change Button.
The node address will be changed.
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6. To change the baud rate, set the New Setup to the new baud rate and click
the Change Button.
The baud rate will be changed.
Note The node address and baud rate can be set to the device through the
network only if the device is compatible with this function.
6-5 Exporting Data Created in Configurator

This section explains exporting data created in the Configurator in files for
other software applications.
6-5-1 Exporting the Network Configuration List

Network - Export Use this command to export the content of the Detailed Display in CSV for-
mat.
6-5-2 Exporting I/O Comments

Device - Export - I/O Comment List
It is possible to export device I/O comment data in CSV format.
The following window is an example of CSV-formatted I/O comment files read
in Excel.
Use the following procedure to export the I/O comment data.

2. Select Export and I/O Comment List.
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3. If valid I/O comments exist, a window will be displayed to specify the name
of the folder where the I/O comment data is to be exported and the name
of the file.
4. Input the folder and file names and click the Save Button.
The I/O comment data will be exported.
The following types of I/O comment data will be exported according to the
device selected.
Device I/O comment data
Master device Master I/O comment data, if it exists, or the I/O comment data of the devices registered in the
scan list. If the registered slaves support a number of connections, the I/O comment data on
the connection used by the master will be exported.
Slave devices Slave I/O comment data.
If a slave supports a number of connections, the I/O comment data on all devices including
those not registered with the master will be exported.
Note Part of I/O comment data exported in the CSV format can be opened
in spreadsheet software and used for CX-Programmer variable ta-
bles.
6-5-3 Exporting Device Parameters

Device - Export - (Export Device parameters of OMRON’s CVM1-DRM21-V1, C200HW-DRM21-V1,
type) and CS1W-DRM21 can be exported in the DRM_UNIT file format for open
network controllers or the NX-Server file format for the DeviceNet.
Use the following procedure to export the device parameters of the Master
2. Select Export.
3. Select the export type.
The following three export types are supported.
Export type Description
NX-Server DDE file Scan list information is output in the NX-Server DDE
Edition file format.
NX-Server ONC file Scan list information is output in the NX-Server ONC
Edition file format.
ONC Master file Scan list information is output in the ONC Master
parameter file format.
If valid devices are registered with the scan list, a window will be displayed
to specify the name of the folder, where the device parameters are export-
ed, and the name of the file.
4. Enter the folder and file names and click the Save Button
The device parameters will be exported.
To use the exported file, refer to the operation manual on the software or
hardware of the device.
6-6 Importing Files Created in Version 1 of the Configurator

This section explains the import function to read network configuration files
and device parameter files created in version 1 of the Configurator
(Ver. 1.@@).
6-6-1 Importing Network Configuration Files

Network - Import To read the network configuration file (.ntf) created in version 1.@@ of the
Configurator, use the following procedure.
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1, 2, 3... 1. Select Network and Import.

A window to specify the name of the network configuration file to be import-
ed will be displayed.
2. Input the file name and click the OK Button.
When the displayed network configuration file has not been saved yet, a
confirmation window will be displayed; click the Yes Button.
6-6-2 Importing Device Parameter Files

Device - Import Use the following procedure to read the master parameter file (.dsf) or slave
parameter file (.dpf) created in version 1 of the Configurator.
2. Select Device and Import.
A window to specify the name of the device parameter file to be imported
will be displayed.
The device parameters will be imported.
6-7 Optional Functions

The optional functions make it possible to set Expansion Modules in the Con-
figurator for new devices, add DeviceNet device vendors, and add new device
types.
6-7-1 Installing Expansion Modules

Option - Install Plugin Module
To install the expansion module, use the following procedure.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Option and Install Plugin Module.
A window to specify the name of expansion module set file will be dis-
played.
The Expansion Module will be added to the Configurator.
6-7-2 Adding Vendors and Device Types

Option - Edit Configuration File
Use the following procedure to add a new device vendor or device type.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select Option and Edit Configuration File.
2. Select Vendor ID/Device Type List.
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3. To add or modify the vendor information, click on the Vendor Tab.

To add new vendor information, use the following procedure.
a) Click the New Button.
b) Input the new vendor ID and vendor name and click the OK Button.
The new vendor will be added to the list.
To edit existing vendor information, use the following procedure.
a) Select the vendor.
b) Click the Edit Button.
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c) Input the new vendor name and click the OK Button.

4. To add or change the device type, click on the Device Type Tab.
The method of adding or changing the device type is the same as that of
adding or changing vendor information.
5. When all the settings are completed, click the OK Button.
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Appendix A
Error Messages
The following table lists the error messages that might be displayed during operation.
Error message Meaning
“Printing can not be started.” The printing process could not be started. Check the printer and start
printing again.
“Instance not specified.” The specified instance data is incorrect. Set correct data.
“Interface can not be opened.” The specified interface could not be opened. If the interface is being used
by another application, the user should quit the application and open the
interface again.
“Interface can not be go on-line.” The interface could not be placed online.
“Specified Interface can not be gone to The interface could not be placed online. Check the settings and set the
On–line.” interface to online again.
“Interface can not be closed.” The interface could not be closed.
“Object can not be created.” The internal object could not be created.
“Can not execute due to on-line.” Operate offline.
“Wrong Start Words.” The start word is incorrect. Set the start word within the permissible range.
“2 bytes or more can not be allocated to odd Two bytes or more cannot be allocated to odd addresses. Set to even
address.” addresses.
“Class not specified.” The specified class data is set incorrectly. Set the data correctly.
“Connection type not specified.” Valid connections are not set. Set the connections correctly.
“Wrong Connection Path.” The connection path length is incorrect. Set the connection path length cor-
rectly.
“Connection can not be opened.” The connection could not be opened.
“Connection can not be closed.” The connection could not be closed.
“Not support operation.” The operation is not supported by the specified device.
“Invalid File Type.” The specified file cannot be accessed. Set the correct file.
“This device can not register.” This device cannot be registered.
“Sending command failed.” The command could not be transmitted. Transmit the command again.
“No more character strings specified found.” No more corresponding character strings exist.
“Not able to add any more device to the list.” No more devices can be added.
“Server can not be started.” The server function could not be started.
“Exceeds the number of connection s The number of connections cannot be supported. Limit the maximum num-
permitted.” ber of connections to two.
“Part or all of specified area Allocated to Part or all of the specified area has already been allocated to another
other device.” device. Either allocate a different area or change the other device’s I/O
allocation.
“Part or all of specified area Allocated to All or part of the specified memory block area is already allocated to
other block.” another memory block area. Either specify a different area or change the
settings of the other memory block area.
“All or part of assigned area are conflicting All or part of the specified area is allocated to another I/O area or in excess
with I/O data already allocated for other of the permissible number of words. Either specify a different area or
device.\nOr, it will exceed the permitted change the settings of the other I/O area.
channel size.”
“Specified file can not use this Device.” The specified parameter file was created for a different model. Set the
correct file.
“Specified unit can not be accessed.” The specified CPU Bus Unit could not be accessed. Check the unit number
and access the specified CPU Bus Unit again.
“Specified unit not CS1W-DRM21.” The specified CPU Bus Unit is not the CS1W-DRM21. Set the unit number
for the CS1W-DRM21.
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“Specified ID already used.” The specified node address has already been used by another device. Set
another node address.
“Specified MAC ID already used with other The specified node address has already been used by another device. Set
device.” another node address.
“Specified interface already opened.” The specified interface has already been opened by another application.
Quit the application and set the interface again.
“Newly Plugin module is not able to be The specified Expansion Module cannot be refreshed because the device
configured because is currently being used.” presently displayed is in use. Restart the Configurator and set the
Expansion Module again.
“Can not register to own device.” The master device cannot be registered with itself.
“Receive thread can not be created.” The internal reception thread could not be created.
“No usable interface.” A usable interface has not been set. Register the interface.
“Usable printer has not been set.” A usable printer has not been set. Register the printer.
“Status can not be got.” The interface status could not be obtained.
“Already set.” The specified data has already been set.
“Already register.” The specified device has already been registered.
“Slave’s total channel size over.” The size per slave is in excess of the maximum IN/OUT size that can be
registered in the scan list. Set the IN/OUT size correctly.
“Slave’s total channel size over.” The number of words per slave is in excess of the maximum number of per-
missible words that can be registered with the scan list. Set the number of
words within the permissible range.
“Out of setup memory block.” The number of bytes occupied from the start word is in excess of the mem-
ory block. Set the number of bytes occupied within the permissible range.
“Wrong Setup file.” The setup file is incorrect. Set the correct file.
“Setup file can not be copied.” The setup file could not be copied. Check the empty space of the disk and
copy the file again.
“Setup possible parameters not exist.” The specified device has no parameters that can be set.
“Out of Setup Range.” The specified area is in excess of the possible setting range. Set the
number of occupied words within the permissible range.
“Invalid parameter.” The set value is incorrect. Set the correct value.
“Wrong Occupied Bytes.” The number of allocated bytes is incorrect. Set the size correctly.
“Wrong Channel Counts.” The number of specified words is incorrect. Set the number of words within
the permissible range.
“Register Slave to be tested not exist.” No slaves to be tested exist. Set the slaves correctly.
“Specified Device ID being used by The node address coincides with that of the Configurator. Set a different
Configurator.” node address.
“Device not selected.” The target device has not been selected. Select the target device.
“Specified device can not be accessed, or Either the specified device does not exist or the device in the Configurator
wrong device type.” is a different type to the actual network device. Check and set the device
again.
“Device can not be accessed.” The specified device could not be accessed. Check and set the device
again.
“Invalid device type.” The device in the Configurator does not coincide with the actual network
device. Check and set the device.
“Default I/O not specified.” The default connections have not been specified. Set the default
connections.
“Found registered device which is not yet I/O allocations to all registered devices have not been completed. Complete
assigned to allocate to memory.” I/O allocations.
“Out of register possible I/O size.” The I/O size is in excess of the permissible I/O size that can be registered.
Set the I/O size correctly.
“I/O data size mismatch detected in the reg- The I/O size of the actual slave is different from the I/O size registered in
istered device. I/O size in the Scan list will the parameters.
be used.” Set the correct I/O size for the slave.
If no EDS file is installed (in which case the I/O size will be zero), install the
EDS file.
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“Filename not specified.” The file name has not been specified. Set the file name.
“Save folder not specified.” The save folder has not been specified. Set the folder.
“Invalid EDS File.” The EDS file is not valid. Set the correct EDS file.
“Not enough memory.” The command cannot be executed because of insufficient memory. Quit the
other application and execute the command again.
“Unit mode can not be changed.” The mode could not be changed. Check the device and execute again.
“Valid I/O Comment not exist.” The specified command cannot be executed because no valid I/O comment
exists.
“Failed to find valid I/O data.” Valid I/O data does not exist. Set the I/O size correctly.
“No valid connection exists, or exceeding the No valid connection exists or the specified number of connections is
number of connections permitted.” excessive. Set the connections correctly or limit the number of connections
to two.
“No valid data.” There is no valid data. Check the parameters.
“Valid Device not exist.” There is no valid data in the scan list. Register the device.
“Valid Slave not exist.” There is no valid slave.
“Wrong Valid Bits.” There is no valid bit. Set the correct bit.
“Wrong Unit Configuration.” The Configurator and network device are different to each other in unit
configuration. Check and amend the difference.
“Wrong Unit Type.” The type of the master specified in the file is wrong. Specify the correct file.
“Specified Parameter read only.” The data is read-only. Check the parameter.
“Receiving response failed.” The response could not be received. Try again.
“No valid memory area for allocation found.” The memory block has no possible allocation area. Check the size of the
memory block.
“Out of allocate possible maximum number The number of words is in excess of the possible number of words that can
of words.” be allocated to the master. Set the number of words within the possible
range.
“Wrong Allocated Words.” The number of words is incorrect. Set the number of words within the
possible range.
“Bit–Strobe has no valid I/O data.” There is no valid I/O data for bit-strobe connections. Set the size correctly.
“Wrong Bit–Strobe’s IN data size.” The bit-strobe connection I/O size is incorrect. Set the size within eight
bytes.
“Wrong Bit–Strobe Connection I/O Size.” The bit-strobe connection I/O size is incorrect. Set the size within eight
bytes.
“Bus Off occurred.” A bus-off error occurred in the network. Make an online connection again.
“COS has no valid I/O data.” There is no valid I/O data for COS connections. Set the size correctly.
“COS and Cyclic can not be set Both COS and cyclic connections cannot be set together.
simultaneously.”
“Cyclic has no valid I/O data.” There is no valid I/O data for cyclic connections. Set the size correctly.
“Wrong I/O Size.” The I/O size is incorrect. Set the I/O size correctly.
“This device does not have I/O data.” The device cannot be registered with the scan list because the device has
no data.
“Input IN/OUT Size in even–numbered The number of IN/OUT bytes is not an even number. Set an even number.
bytes.”
“Wrong PLC Type.” The mounted PLC is wrong. Set the correct PLC.
“Mismatch detected between POLL OUT The poll and COC/cyclic connections are different to each other in OUT
data and COS/Cyclic OUT data.” size. Set the same OUT size.
“Poll has no valid I/O data.” There is no valid I/O data for poll connections. Set the size correctly.
“Set in HEX format string.” Input a hexadecimal string.
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Appendix B
Troubleshooting
Problem Remedy
The DeviceNet Configurator will The following causes are probable. Take the necessary countermeasures as provided
not go online when the PCMCIA below.
Card is used. 1. The PCMCIA card may not be recognized correctly.
Select Control Panel, System, and Device Manager, and check that
3G8E2-DRM21-V1 or 5136-DNP-PCM(n) (where n is the PCMCIA slot
number) is in the SST devices. Select Property and Resource and check
that the resource settings are made properly in an unallocated area.
If the PCMCIA Card is not recognized correctly, dismount and mount the
Card again. If the Card is still not recognized, install the PCMCIA Card
again.
2. The above resource set value and Card driver set value may be different
to each other. Set the correct value in the 3G8xx-DRM21 Configuration
Software.
Not all devices are displayed The following causes are probable. Take the necessary countermeasures as provided
when the network is uploaded. below.
1. The master may have a configuration error or comparison error.
If the master has a configuration error or comparison error, data cannot
be read from the slave correctly.
Turn OFF the master, create and write parameters to the Master, and ex-
ecute List Devices.
2. The network may be unstable.
Proper communications will not be available if the network is unstable due
to noise, line disconnection, improper contact loose connectors, or loose
connector screws. As a result, all the devices may not be displayed.
Check the above items.
3. The network load may be too high.
The network load will be excessively high in the following cases. As a re-
sult, the Configurator may have a timeout error and all the devices may
not be displayed.
• More than one master is connected to the network.
• High-density slaves are connected to the network.
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Appendix C
Error History Information
The following table shows error information recorded in the DeviceNet Master Unit or DeviceNet Unit and mes-
sages that are displayed by selecting Device Monitor and Error History Display in the DeviceNet Configura-
tor.
CVM1-DRM21-V1 and C200HW-DRM21-V1

Error Error details Error Meaning 7-
code Upper 2 Lower 2 segment
(Hex) digits digits display
on Unit
0002 Code from Error node PLC interface error Error occurred in PLC interface. F6
0006 7-segment address Initialization error with PLC Error occurred in initialization with F5
display on PLC.
Unit
000B Routing table error Error in routing table data. E5
0101 Destination Frame Send Not in network The local node is not in network; ---
node address discriminator response attempted to send response mes-
(automatically message sage, but message was destroyed.
0103 set by system destroyed Local node not Send error occurred; attempted to ---
when FINS participating send response message, but
command is message was destroyed.
set)
0109 Remote node Remote mode was busy; attempted ---
busy to send response message, but
message was destroyed.
0112 Illegal header An illegal header was detected; ---
attempted to send response mes-
sage, but message was destroyed.
0117 Source node Receive Reception The internal reception buffer in the ---
address response buffer full local node was full; attempted to
message receive response message,
destroyed but message was destroyed.
0118 Illegal An illegal message was received and ---
message destroyed.
0119 Destination Send Local node Local node was busy; attempted to ---
node address response busy send response message, but mes-
message sage was destroyed.
destroyed
149
Error History Information Appendix C
Error Error details Error Meaning 7-

code Upper 2 Lower 2 segment
(Hex) digits digits display
on Unit
0701 Code from Error node Configuration error A configuration data error occurred. E8
0702 7-segment address I/O area overlap Words in the Slave I/O areas are d0
display on overlapping.
Unit
0703 I/O area range exceeded An I/O area is outside the valid d1
areas.
0704 Unsupported Slave An unsupported Slave is connected. d2
0705 Verification error: Slave A Slave registered in the scan list is d5
missing not connected to the network.
0706 Verification error: Slave I/O The I/O capacity of a Slave does not d5
size differs agree with the information in the
scan list.
0707 Communications error An error occurred in remote I/O d9
communications.
0708 Scan list operation failed It was not possible to perform a scan C0 to C5
list operation.
0709 PLC mounting error A PLC mounting error has occurred. E4
0781 Node address duplication The same node address is allocated F0
to two nodes.
0782 Bus Off detected A Bus Off status was detected. F1
0783 No communications power The communications power is not E0
supply being supplied.
0784 Send timeout A send timeout occurred. E2
CS1W-DRM21
Error Error Error data EEPROM
code Upper 2 digits Lower 2 digits
(Hex)
0001 CPU Unit WDT Error 00 Hex 00 Hex Yes
0002 CPU Unit service monitor error Monitor time (ms) Yes
(No service from the CPU Unit for a specified time.)
0006 Other CPU Unit error Bit 14: Unit number duplicated. Yes
Bit 11: The Unit is not listed in the registered
I/O tables.
The other bits are reserved by the system.
000F CPU Unit initial processing error 00 Hex 00 Hex Yes
0011 Event timeout MRC SRC Yes
0012 CPU Unit memory error 01 Hex: Read error 03 Hex: Routing table Yes
02 Hex: Write error 04 Hex: CPU Bus
Unit Parameter Area
05 Hex: CIO/DM
words allocated to
CPU Bus Unit
150

(Hex)
0101 No transmission is possible because the Master FINS message communications No
node is not in the network. Command
0105 No transmission is possible because the node Bit 15: OFF No
address setting is wrong. Bit 14 to 8: SNA
Bit 7 to 0: SA1
0106 No transmission is possible because the node Response No
address is duplicated. Bit 15: ON
0107 No transmission is possible because the destination Bit 14 to 8: DNA No
node is not in the network. Bit 7 to 0: DA1
0108 No transmission is possible because there is no Unit Explicit message transmission No
corresponding to the unit number. Command
Bit 15: OFF
0109 No transmission is possible because the destination No
node is busy. Bit 14 to 8: 0
Bit 7: ON
010B No transmission is possible because the CPU Unit Bit 6 to 0: Master node address No
has an error Response
010D No transmission is possible because the destination Bit 15: ON No
address is not registered in the routing table. Bit 14 to 8: 0
Bit 7: ON
Bit 6 to 0: Master node address
010E No transmission is possible because the routing FINS message communications No
tables are not registered. Command
010F No transmission was possible because the routing Bit 15: OFF No
tables are wrong. Bit 14 to 8: SNA
Bit 7 to 0: SA1
0110 No transmission was possible because the number Response No
of relay times is excessive. Bit 15: ON
0111 No transmission is possible because the command Bit 14 to 8: DNA No
is in excess of the maximum permissible command Bit 7 to 0: DA1
length. Explicit message transmission
0112 No transmission is possible because the header is Command No
wrong. Bit 15: OFF
0117 The packet was discarded because the internal Bit 14 to 8: 0 No
Bit 7: ON
reception buffer was full.
0118 The packet was illegal and discarded. Response No
Bit 15: ON
Bit 14 to 8: 0
Bit 7: ON
0120 An unexpected routing error. FINS message communication No
Command
Bit 15: OFF
Bit 14 to 8: SNA
Bit 7 to 0: SA1
0123 The packet was discarded because the internal Response No
transmission buffer was full. Bit 15: ON
Bit 14 to 8: DNA
Bit 7 to 0: DA1
0124 Routing failed because the frame length was in Explicit message communication No
excess of the maximum permissible length. Command
Bit 15: OFF
Bit 14 to 8: 0
Bit 7: ON
0125 The packet was discarded due to a response time- Bit 6 to 0: Master node address No
out error. Response
Bit 15: ON
Bit 14 to 8: 0
Bit 7: ON
151

(Hex)
021A Set table logic error 00 Hex 0A Hex: Master scan Yes
list
0B Hex: Slave scan
list
0C Hex: Message
timer list
0211 Node address overlap 00 Hex Master node address No
0300 The packet was discarded because a parameter The same as the error code, such as 0101 No
error occurred. Hex, used for discarding FINS/explicit packet
discarding.
0340 Bus OFF error 00 Hex 00 Hex No
0341 Network power supply error 00 Hex 00 Hex No
0342 Transmission timeout 00 Hex 00 Hex No
0343 Configuration error 01 Hex: I/O area Slave node address No
overlap
02 Hex: I/O area
range over
03 Hex: Unsupported
slave
0344 Comparison error 01 Hex: No Slave Slave node address No
02 Hex: Illegal vendor
03 Hex: Illegal device
type
04 Hex: Illegal
product code
05 Hex: Unsupported
connection
06 Hex: I/O size non-
conformance
07 Hex: Illegal
connection pass
0345 Remote I/O communications error 01 Hex: Master Master function: No
function Slave node address
02 Hex: Slave Slave function:
function Master node address
0346 A remote I/O communications error occurred and 01 Hex: Remote I/O Remote I/O No
the remote I/O communications stopped. communications error communications
02 Hex: Network error: Slave node
power supply error address
03 Hex: Transmission Power supply error:
timeout error Master node address
Transmission timeout
error: Master node
address
0347 I/O refresh error 01 Hex: Master 00 Hex No
function
02 Hex: Slave
function
0348 The message was discarded in order to receive a The same as the error code, such as 0101 No
new request. Hex, used for discarding FINS/explicit packet
discarding.
152

(Hex)
0601 CPU bus Unit error Indefinite value Yes
0602 CPU bus Unit memory error 01 Hex: Read error 06 Hex: Error history Yes (see
02 Hex: Write error 09 Hex: Identity data note)
0A Hex: Master scan
list (including Master
function enable
information)
0B Hex: Slave scan
list (including Slave
function enable
information)
0C Hex: Message
timer list
0D Hex:
Communication cycle
time set value
Note If a memory error occurs for the error history area in the EEPROM, the error history will not be recorded
in the EEPROM.
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Appendix D
Unit Replacement
By saving device parameter files in the DeviceNet Configurator, the saved parameters can be written to new
master and slave devices that may replace present ones in case of device failures. This will save time required
for setting up the new devices.
Backup Device Parameters

While the DeviceNet network is in normal operation, use the following procedure to upload online and back up
the device parameters of the network devices.
• Connect the DeviceNet Configurator (Ver 2.@) to the DeviceNet network.
• Place the DeviceNet Configurator online, select the device, and then select Device, Parameter, and
Upload.
• Click the Yes Button. The parameters will be uploaded.
• Select the device and then select Device, Parameter, and Save to save the device parameters as a file
(.dvf).
Writing Device Parameters to New Units

After a device is replaced, use the following procedure to read the device parameters in the file and write the
parameters to the new device online.
• Connect the DeviceNet Configurator to the DeviceNet network.
• Select Device, Parameter, Open, to read the device parameters saved in the file.
• Select the device and then select Device, Parameter, and Download.
• Click the Yes Button. The parameters will be downloaded.
Note The device parameters of the CS1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit can be backed up in the following methods
as well.
Method 1: Writing a Device Parameter File Uploaded by the Configurator to the DeviceNet Unit through
a Memory Card
The uploaded device parameter file (.dvf) can be saved as DNnnBKUP.dvf (nn: Unit number in 2 digits in
hexadecimal) through the HMC-AP001 Memory Card Adapter in the Memory Card. Then the device
parameters can be saved in the DeviceNet Unit by turning ON the Unit Setup File Restore Bit (bit 14 of
word n) after the Memory Card is mounted to the CPU.
Method 2: Writing a Device Parameter File Backed Up in a Memory Card to the DeviceNet Unit without
Using the Configurator
• Turn ON the Unit Setup File Backup Bit (bit 15 of word n) to save the setup data in the DeviceNet Unit
as a Unit setup file in the Memory Card.
• Turn ON the Unit Setup File Restore Bit (bit 14 of word n) to write the Unit setup data file in the Memory
Card to the DeviceNet Unit.
Note The data in the Unit setup files is compatible with the device parameter file prepared by the Configurator.
155
Appendix E
Replacing the C200HW-DRM21-V1 on a
CS-series CPU Rack with the CS1W-DRM21
With the following procedure, the CS1W-DRM DeviceNet Unit can be used to replace the C200HW-DRM21-V1
DeviceNet Master Unit mounted to a CS-series PLC in which the scan list is enabled. The device parameters of
the C200HW-DRM21-V1 will be transferred to the CS1W-DRM21.
Note The present I/O allocation information of the C200HW-DRM21-V1 is read regardless of whether it is
fixed or used-allocated and written to the CS1W-DRM1. Therefore, no address changes in the ladder
program are necessary. The addresses in the status area, however, must be changed in the ladder pro-
gram according to the CS1W-DRM21 status area. Furthermore, the message communications functions
require ladder program changes. Refer to information on differences with the C200HW-DRM21-V1 in the
CS1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit Operation Manual.
• Place the present system online without changing the configuration (i.e., without removing the C200HW-
DRM21-V1), and then upload the network configuration by selecting Network and Upload (or import the
network configuration file (.ntf) from version 1 of the Configurator by selecting Network and Import).
• Save the device parameters of the C200HW-DRM21-V1 in a device parameter file (.dvf).
• Delete the C200HW-DRM21-V1 from the Network Configuration Window (i.e., the virtual network) in the
Configurator.
• Add the CS1W-DRM21 to the Network Configuration Window.
• Set the node address CS1W-DRM21 to the previous node address of the C200HW-DRM21-V1.
• Select the CS1W-DRM21 in the Network Configuration Window, and import the device parameter file (.dvf)
for the C200HW-DRM21-V1 by selecting Device, Parameter, and Import. The CS1W-DRM21’s Master
function will be enabled automatically.
• Turn OFF the Programmable Controller and replace the C200HW-DRM21-V1 with the CS1W-DRM21.
• Turn ON the Programmable Controller.
• Place version 2 of the Configurator online.
• Select the CS1W-DRM21 in the Network Configuration Window and set the device parameters to the
CS1W-DRM21 by selecting Device, Parameter, and Download.
The above procedure will transfer the device parameters of the C200HW-DRM21-V1 to the CS1W-DRM21.
The IR, HR, and DM areas allocated by version 1 of the Configurator will be allocated to the same addresses in
the CS1. Link Area words LR 00 through LR 63 will be, however, changed to CIO 1000 through CIO 1063.
157
Appendix F
Replacing the C200HW-DRT21 with the
CS1W-DRM21’s Slave Functions
With the following procedure, the CS1W-DRM21 with slave functions can be used to replace the C200HW-
DRT21 C200H I/O Link Unit mounted to the CS-series PLC in a system using the read/write areas for Special
I/O Units or read/write areas set with Configurator version 1.11 or later. The device parameters of the
C200HW-DRT21 will be transferred to the CS1W-DRM21 as a slave device.
• Place the present system online without changing the configuration (i.e., without removing the C200HW-
DRT21), and then upload the network configuration by selecting Network and Upload (or import the net-
work configuration file (.ntf) from version 1 of the Configurator by selecting Network and Import).
• Save the device parameters of the C200HW-DRT21 in a device parameter file (.dvf).
• Delete the C200HW-DRT21 from the Network Configuration Window (i.e., the virtual network) in the Con-
figurator.
• Add the CS1W-DRM21 to the Network Configuration Window.
• Set the node address CS1W-DRM21 to the previous node address of the C200HW-DRT21.
• Select the CS1W-DRM21 in the Network Configuration Window, and import the device parameter file (.dvf)
for the C200HW-DRT21 by selecting Device, Parameter, and Import. The CS1W-DRM21’s slave function
will be enabled automatically.
Note Select Property and Unit Function to disable the Master function of the CS1W-DRM21.
• Turn OFF the Programmable Controller and replace the C200HW-DRT21 with the CS1W-DRM21.
• Turn ON the Programmable Controller.
• Place version 2 of the Configurator online.
• Select the CS1W-DRM21 in the Network Configuration Window and set the device parameters to the
CS1W-DRM21 by selecting Device, Parameter, and Download.
The above procedure will transfer the device parameters of the C200HW-DRT21 to the CS1W-DRM21 for the
slave functions of the CS1W-DRM21.
The IR, HR, and DM areas allocated as the Read/Write areas by version 1 of the Configurator will be allocated
to the same addresses in the CS-series CPU Unit. Link Area words LR 00 through LR 63 will be, however,
changed to CIO 1000 through CIO 1063 and AR 0 through AR 27 will be allocated to H100 through H127.
Note If the TIM/CNT area is specified as a Read/Write Area for the C200HW-DRT21, importing will not be
possible.
159
Appendix G
Dimensions of PCMCIA Card and Unit
Top View of Unit

Top View of Card
4.6 dia.
50.8 mm 54 mm
19 mm
48.9 mm 290 mm 85 mm
Front View of Unit
24.1 mm
161
Index
monitoring, 118
A PLC information, 102
applications replacing a C200HW-DRM21-V1, 157
precautions, xiv replacing C200HW-DRT21, 159
selecting SYSMAC CS1 I/F port, 49, 107, 108
B settings, 71
baud rate status, 118
setting through network, 133, 136 Unit status, 118
CVM1-DRM21-V1
C cycle time, 103, 121
editing parameters, 82
C200HW-DRM21-V1
error history, 121, 149
cycle time, 103, 121
exporting parameters, 138
editing parameters, 82
general tab, 83
error history, 121, 149
I/O allocations, 82, 87
exporting parameters, 138
PLC information, 104
general tab, 83
settings, 72
I/O allocations, 82, 87
status, 121
PLC information, 104
cycle time, 7, 8, 74
replacing with a CS1W-DRM21, 157
See also CS1W-DRM21
settings, 72
See also CVM1-DRM21-V1
status, 121
settings, 93, 120
C200HW-DRT21
tab page, 93, 120
replacing with CS1W-DRM21, 159
commands
main menu
D
device, 42 DeviceNet IF Card, 106
edit, 42 devices
EDS files, 43 adding, 60
help, 43 classification, 39
network, 41 commands, 42
options, 43 comments
tools, 43 changing, 63
view, 42 copying, 62
menus, 41 deleting, 62
communications editing, 62, 64
cycle time, 7 I/O information, 99
See also cycle time information
explicit message comparing, 91
See also explicit messages displaying, 91, 98
remote I/O Property Window, 98
See also remote I/O uploading, 61
comparing monitoring, 117
device information, 91 procedure, 117
previous versions, 10 new vendors
components adding, 139
ISA Board, 19 pasting, 63
PCMCIA Card, 25 positions
connections changing, 63
online, 106 Property Window, 98
settings, 7, 74 resetting, 113
contents See also masters
product, 11 See also slaves
CPU Units settings, 7
I/O memory changing node addresses, 61
editing memory block, 86 comparing information, 74
CS1W-DRM21, 150 types, 39
cycle time, 102, 118 adding, 139
monitoring, 118 DIP switch settings
editing parameters, 79 ISA Board, 19
error history, 118 display, 6
exporting parameters, 138 Driver Setup Software
I/O allocations, 80, 86, 101 installation, 20, 28
163
Index
E H
Edit Device Parameters Window hardware
downloading device parameters, 110 management, 9
reading device parameters, 114 hardware tree, 39
verifying device parameters, 116 adding devices to Network Configuration Window, 60
editing help
commands, 42 menu, 43
parameters, 59, 73
slaves, 64 I
EDS files I/O allocations, 7, 70, 87
See also files automatic, 84, 90
errors manual, 84
error history, 149 See also C200HW-DRM21-V1
monitoring, 118 See also CS1W-DRM21
tab page, 121 See also CVM1-DRM21-V1
error logs, 8 See also Parameter Wizard
error messages, 143 tab page, 84
Expansion Modules I/O comments
adding, 139 creating, 96
explicit messages, 74 editing, 96
cancelling, 96 exporting, 137
resetting, 7 printing, 133
setting, 7, 96 I/O memory
exporting changing allocation areas, 86
data, 137 I/O port address
parameters, 138 ISA Board, 19
F icons
tool bar, 44
files, 5 indicators
EDS files, 9 slave status, 119
commands, 43 input block
creating, 130 changing first address, 86
deleting, 131 installation
displaying properties, 132 ISA Board, 16
installing, 129 Driver Setup Software, 20, 28
saving, 131 Windows NT 4.0, 18
searching, 132 PCMCIA Card, 24
exporting, 5 Driver Setup Software, 20, 28
importing procedure, 16, 32
version 1 Configurator files, 6, 138 interface
manipulating, 127 selecting, 106
network configuration files, 9 DeviceNet IF Card, 106
importing, 138 SYSMAC CS1 I/F Port, 107, 108
reading, 128 selection
saving, 128 procedure, 47
parameter files, 9 settings, 49
importing, 139 IP communications
reading, 128 IP addresses
saving, 128 subnet masks, 56
functions, 6 ISA Board
CS1W-DRM21, 71 components, 19
exporting files, 5 installation, 16, 20
monitoring, 5
optional, 139 M
other, 5, 9 main window, 38
setup, 5 hardware tree, 39
storage, 5 Network Configuration Window, 40
masters
adding, 60
adding slaves, 68
164
Index
editing parameters, 73 creating, 60

I/O comments Network Configuration Window, 40
exporting, 138 adding devices, 60
printing, 133 downloading device parameters, 111
I/O information, 101 reading device parameters, 114
monitoring status, 8, 118, 119 verifying device parameters, 115
parameter files, 5 node addresses
See also devices changing, 61
setting properties, 71 setting, 133, 136
settings, 7
memory block list, 89 O
menus offline
main, 41 going offline, 108
device, 42 online
edit, 42 connecting, 106
EDS file, 43 operating environment, 12
help, 43 precautions, xiii
network, 41 operating system, 6
option, 43 operation, 37
tools, 43 flowcharts, 58
view, 42 options
message timers, 74 commands, 43
settings, 94 overview, 2, 3
models, 3
3G8F5-DRM21-E or 3G8E2-DRM21-EV1 P
See also ISA Board
Parameter Wizard, 74
See also PCMCIA Card
parameters
settings, 48
backing up, 155
PLC, 72
DeviceNet parameter files, 5
monitoring, 7
importing, 139
devices, 117
reading, 129
procedure, 117
writing to new Units, 155
error logs, 8
downloading, 108, 110
functions, 5
editing, 59, 73, 78
master status, 8
See also Parameter Wizard
setting monitor refresh timer, 117
slaves, 64
slave status, 8
exporting, 138
MULTIPLE I/O TERMINALs
printing, 133
monitoring, 124
reading, 113, 114
N setting with class instances, 133
setting with general-purpose tools, 133
network verifying, 113, 115
commands, 41 writing to new Units, 155
configuration files, 5 PCMCIA Card
downloading, 108 components, 25
importing, 138 dimensions, 161
reading, 61, 113, 115, 128 installation, 24
saving, 128 precautions, 12
connecting, 106 precautions, xi
creating virtual network, 60 applications, xiv
disconnecting, 108 general, xii, 12
displaying, 40 operating environment, xiii
information PCMCIA Card, 12
reading, 61, 113 safety, xii
managing, 6 previous versions
reading network configuration, 61, 113 comparison, 10
status printing, 133
display, 45
offline, 6, 58
online, 6
virtual
165
Index
R SYSMAC CS1 I/F ports

settings, 49, 107, 108
registered device list, 89 system configuration, 2
remote I/O
starting, 7, 74, 96, 118 T-U
status, 118 tab pages
stopping, 118 cycle time, 93, 120
error history, 121
S general, 84
safety precautions, xii CVM1-DRM21-V1 and C200HW-DRM21-V1, 83
settings, 7 I/O allocation, 84, 87, 90, 99
advanced slave functions, 95
device information, 91 status, 118
baud rate, 133, 136 Unit status, 119
cycle time, 93 timers
enabling, 113 monitor refresh timer
interface, 49 setting, 117
master properties, 71 tool bar
message timers, 94 icons, 44
monitor refresh timer, 117 tools
node addresses, 133, 136 commands, 43
slave functions, 95 troubleshooting, 147
using general-purpose tools, 133 Units
without EDS files, 133 dimensions, 161
setup replacing, 155
functions, 5 status, 119
slaves upgrading, 32
adding, 60, 68 uploading
checking device data, 7 network information, 61
deleting, 77, 84
functions, 95 V
I/O allocations, 7, 90 view
I/O Information Tab Page, 99 commands, 42
I/O comments, 90, 96 virtual network
exporting, 138 creating, 60
printing, 133
monitoring status, 8, 118, 119, 124
parameter files, 5
editing, 64
registered device list, 89
registering, 70, 77
I/O allocation, 84
See also devices
settings, 7
unregistering, 84
specifications, 4
starting, 38
status
bar, 45
display, 45
monitoring, 8, 118
tab page, 118
storage
functions, 5
subnet masks
address conversion, 56
switches
DIP switch settings, 19
SYSMAC CS1 I/F Port, 107, 108
166
Revision History
A manual revision code appears as a suffix to the catalog number on the front cover of the manual.
Cat. No. W382-E1-03
Revision code
The following table outlines the changes made to the manual during each revision. Page numbers refer to the
previous version.
Revision code Date Revised content
01 September 2000 Original production
02 November 2001 Revised to reflect Configurator version upgrade as outlined in the new section
1-1-5.
03 March 2003 “PC” globally changed to “PLC” in the sense of “Programmable Controller.”
Changes made for PCMCIA Card model number.
Support for new versions of Windows added.
Hardware list information updated in section 3-1-1.
Menu items added for maintenance information and Interface Modules.
Information added on Fiber Amplifier Communications Unit in section 4-2-2.
CJ1W-DRM21 and CJ Series added.
Smart Slave and E5ZN DeviceNet Communications Unit added.
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1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

measure for such problems, external safety measures must be provided

• Transferring I/O memory data to the CPU Unit from a Programming

!Caution Confirm safety at the destination node before transferring a program to

4 Operating Environment Precautions

• Always connect to a class-3 ground (100 Ω or less) when installing the

• Enable the scan list to before operating the system.

1-1-1 Connecting to the DeviceNet Network

The Configurator is treated as a single

Peripheral or RS-232C port of

The Configurator is not treated as a

Note Use the following dedicated Boards and Card.

Enabling or disabling master or slave function of CS/CJ-series

Setting master device parameters except scan list parameters

Setting other manufacturers' slave and master device

Saving offline device information prepared with master device

1-1-4 Configurator Specifications

Note To use the Configurator to construct a DeviceNet network or make master or

1-1-5 Files Created with Configurator

1-1-6 Importing Version 1 Configurator Files

1-1-7 Functions of the Configurator

Master Status Monitor

Master device parameter

Slave device parameter

Slave device parameter

1-1-8 Comparison with Previous Versions of the Configurator

Item Version 2.@ Version 1.20

1-2 Confirming Product Contents

Product Contents Quantity

1-3 Operating Environment

1-3-1 Configurator Precautions

1-3-2 PCMCIA Card Precautions

We recommend one of the following ferrite cores.

2-1 Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2-1 Installation Procedure

When only designing When connecting to the network

Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting

Install the Install the

Install the driver

2-2 ISA Board Installation

2-2-1 Preparation for Installation

2. Double-click the System Icon in the Control Panel Window.

5. Select the View Resources Tab.

7. Select the Reserve Resources Tab.

9. Follow the same procedure in steps 5 to 8 to reserve 16-Kbytes of memory.

2-2-2 ISA Board Components and Functions

ISA Bus Connector

DeviceNet Communications Connector

2-2-3 DIP Switch Settings

I/O port addresses DIP switch pin settings Remarks

2-2-4 Installation in the Computer

2-2-5 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 Driver Setup Software Installation

1,2,3... 1. Exit all other Windows-based programs.

6. Specify the name of the 3G8F5/3G8E2-DRM21 program folder where the